Public walls used to promote participation in a referendum over the Beagle conflict. – (Mónica Hasenberg) ◄ Previous Next ►

Artist: Mónica Hasenberg

Museum: Graffitimundo (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Technique: Photograph

The restoration of democracy in Argentina in 1984 required a new relationship to be forged between the government and the public which had elected them. The administration felt that in order to ratify a peace treaty with Chile, a public referendum needed to be held for the treaty to have validity. A long established medium of communication, public walls were painted to raise awareness of the referendum and drive public participation. Photo: Monica HasenbergArchivo Hasenberg-Quaretti