Paola Gonzalez Salas | Visual memories of Anibal pinto square and Temuco´s train station between 1930-1950

Paola Gonzalez Salas | Visual memories of Anibal pinto square and Temuco´s train station between 1930-1950: A virtual reconstruction based on digital narratives. | University of Groningen, Faculty of Arts, Graduate School for the Humanities (GSH) | Prof. Dr Pablo Valdivia Martín, Dr. Florian Lippert, Dr. Hugh McDonnell, Dr. Konstantin Mierau

This PhD research aims to explore the cultural narratives in two areas of the city of Temuco (Chile) between 1930 and 1950 and how the imposition of foreign constructions and non-violently dynamics contributed to the invisibilisation of the indigenous culture of the zone.

For the development of this research, I will work with historical archives, press archives, image analysis and interviews/surveys with local people.

The research will lead to the design of an interactive 3D application, which will reconstruct the Anibal Pinto Square and the Railway Station between 1930 and 1950, to be explored in first person, seeking the re-signification of heritage spaces and the revaluation of the city’s history and its culture.