Research Interests
Mnemo-critical Artifacts and Cultural Memory
My research examines what I define as mnemo-critical artifact–a concept I developed to describe visual and performative forms of memory created by marginalized communities during and after moments of crisis. Focusing on Colombian street art and protest graffiti emerging from the 2021 Estallido Social, I explore how these works operate as critical interventions that challenge official narratives of violence and visibility.
I study the material fragility and temporal limits of public art as a form of political resistance, drawing from Walter Benjamin’s concept of Jetztzeit (“now-time”) and theories of precarity and mourning (Judith Butler, Achille Mbembe). My work argues that transient art forms hold enduring critical power precisely through their impermanence.