Architecture and Death: Spatial Dynamics in the Cemetery of Saldungaray, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Spatial Dynamics in the Cemetery of Saldungaray, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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https://doi.org/10.46661/atrio.8129

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Architecture, Cemetery, Death, Daily use, Ethnography, Spatial dynamics

Abstract

During the 1930s in Argentina (especially in the Province of Buenos Aires) numerous modernization projects were developed by the State. In this context, Francisco Salamone designed and constructed several buildings, including municipalities, cemetery gates, slaughterhouses and squares. The Saldungaray cemetery is one of them, located in the district of Tornquist, which is the focus of this inquiry. This study presents and explores the way in which the historical trajectory establishes distinctive dynamics within the cemetery. These trajectories involve both residents and the municipality, which are embodied in the architecture, tourism, leisure, and the overpopulation of bodies.

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Author Biographies

Silvia Carlini Comerci, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina

Graduated in Anthropological Sciences and PhD candidate, both at University of Buenos Aires. Doctoral fellow at the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET). She also teaches several undergraduate seminars and extension courses at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Buenos Aires, and is part of the "Research Team on death and dying" of the same university. She is a member of several research teams related to death, disappearances and symbolic aspects and has lectured at international and national conferences and given classes as a teacher and several courses.

Bárbara Martínez, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina

PhD in Anthropological Sciences, a bachelor degree in Anthropological Sciences and is a High School and Higher Education Teacher in the same discipline, from the University of Buenos Aires. She is also a Researcher at the National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET). She is a professor in the Seminar "Anthropology of death and dying: a critical approach" of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the Universidad de Buenos Aires, and director of the "Research Team on death and dying" of the same university. She is a member of the Network of Care, Rights and Decisions at the end of life of CONICET. Has published numerous articles and books in the area of anthropology of death in Argentina, France, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico, among others.

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Published

2023-12-19

How to Cite

Carlini Comerci, Silvia, and Bárbara Martínez. 2023. “Architecture and Death: Spatial Dynamics in the Cemetery of Saldungaray, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina: Spatial Dynamics in the Cemetery of Saldungaray, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina”. Atrio. Revista De Historia Del Arte, no. 29 (December). Sevilla, España:472-88. https://doi.org/10.46661/atrio.8129.

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