Since
the beginning of the last military
dictatorship, human rights violations
have been the target of clandestine
photographic shots that document,
in whatever way possible, the
aberrations committed during the
years of terror.
Today we remember with blurred
and fragmentary images the history
that can be narrated through thousands
of photographs that the Photographic
Archive gathers and organizes
to facilitate their consultation
and increase access to them.
The collection of images for this
archive began with the documentary
collections of the organizations
that comprise Memoria Abierta.
These photographs tell the story
of a common search that became
visible and today has been transformed
into an icon of our recent history.
The personal archives have a special
value for us because they allow
us to access from another direction
the history of the human rights
movement, a history interwoven
between private and public spaces.
So that our archive could give
testimony to processes and not
only moments, it was necessary
to complete a chronological index
of the central events of our history.
This was possible through the
inclusion of photographs taken
by professional reporters that
have been preserved as a part
of the archives of graphic mass
media and information agencies.
We are currently working on the
ordering of the existing collections
and in the incorporation of new
ones. In this way we satisfy the
everyday consultations of those
who approach the archive to incorporate
images into their books, research,
audiovisual productions, or simply
to incorporate images into their
knowledge of the recent past.
How we work |
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We make
contact with the photographs
that could form part
of the archive. |
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We request a loan
of the photographs. |
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We reproduce the photos
on paper and digitalize
them. |
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We make a register
of each photograph,
with information referring
to their format, history,
and content. |
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The photographs return
to their archives and
private collections.
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Throughout the process,
the materials are treated
in accordance with the
technical norms that
guarantee their preservations.
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The digitalized
images are organized in
an informational database
that facilitates their access
and permits a fast and efficient
search. |
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How We Work