Arts, place, and sacrifice zones: restoration of damaged relational values in a Chilean sacrifice zone.

ABSTRACT: This paper aims to unpack the relational dimension of place and placemaking by analysing how creative actions underpin relational values towards socio-spatial restoration in the sacrifice zone affecting the communities of Quintero and Puchuncaví (QPSZ) in Chile. Sacrifice zones are places permanently subject to environmental damage and lack of environmental regulation. For affected populations in environmentally degraded areas, creative actions such as murals, music, and street performances have become a way to re-establish connections both among humans, and between humans and the environment. To date, little has been theorized on this connection. With this in mind, we use network analysis to analyze which and how relational values are mobilized by artistic actions, and to examine ensuing

SUBMITTER: Sanz T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9753890 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature