Murals as Memory Carriers. Analysis of the Meanings Given to Them and the Attitudes of Their Creators

The phenomenon of wall paintings has been developing in public space since the Mexican Revolution. Murals are used, among other purposes, to capture memories. Moreover, they are one of the most popular forms of representation of the past in public space, commonly called memory carriers. In the disc...

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Autor principal:	Adriana Krzywik
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	CA EN ES FR IT PT
Publicado:	Universitat de Barcelona 2021
Materias:	muralism in Poland commemorative murals memory carriers memory media; urban space Fine Arts N
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:65f19fa1b07543ef8cf3439b9acb67492021-11-09T13:12:51ZMurals as Memory Carriers. Analysis of the Meanings Given to Them and the Attitudes of Their Creators10.1344/waterfront2021.63.11.031139-7365https://doaj.org/article/65f19fa1b07543ef8cf3439b9acb67492021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/waterfront/article/view/37180https://doaj.org/toc/1139-7365 The phenomenon of wall paintings has been developing in public space since the Mexican Revolution. Murals are used, among other purposes, to capture memories. Moreover, they are one of the most popular forms of representation of the past in public space, commonly called memory carriers. In the discussion of the research being carried out, the opportunities associated with the formation of historical awareness and attitudes towards society’s past through commemorative murals will be highlighted. The research was conducted from July to November 2020. It was based on the analysis of the existing materials – photographs of commemorative murals (significant and marked elements) and interviews with semi-structured memory agents. The first stage of the described research focused on the authors of commemorative murals. The aim of the research was to determine the meaning and values that the creators of murals have given in general and in particular to the commemorative murals made by themselves. The research allowed, among other things, to answer questions concerning the artistic path of the creators (graffiti environment), what factors influenced the process of making mural (family history, one’s own past, finances, social involvement), worldview and values of the declared creators (patriotism) and attitude to the politics of memory. Adriana KrzywikUniversitat de Barcelonaarticlemuralism in Polandcommemorative muralsmemory carriersmemory media;urban spaceFine ArtsNCAENESFRITPTOn the W@terfront, Vol 63, Iss 11 (2021)
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description	The phenomenon of wall paintings has been developing in public space since the Mexican Revolution. Murals are used, among other purposes, to capture memories. Moreover, they are one of the most popular forms of representation of the past in public space, commonly called memory carriers. In the discussion of the research being carried out, the opportunities associated with the formation of historical awareness and attitudes towards society’s past through commemorative murals will be highlighted. The research was conducted from July to November 2020. It was based on the analysis of the existing materials – photographs of commemorative murals (significant and marked elements) and interviews with semi-structured memory agents. The first stage of the described research focused on the authors of commemorative murals. The aim of the research was to determine the meaning and values that the creators of murals have given in general and in particular to the commemorative murals made by themselves. The research allowed, among other things, to answer questions concerning the artistic path of the creators (graffiti environment), what factors influenced the process of making mural (family history, one’s own past, finances, social involvement), worldview and values of the declared creators (patriotism) and attitude to the politics of memory.
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title_short	Murals as Memory Carriers. Analysis of the Meanings Given to Them and the Attitudes of Their Creators
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Murals as Memory Carriers. Analysis of the Meanings Given to Them and the Attitudes of Their Creators

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