A woman, photographed from behind, is moving forward with intent through rocky terrain towards open, inhospitable land. Ahead of her lies the outline of bare-looking, small mountains. Sean Sheehan Her long dark hair hangs down loosely to below the waist and her wide skirt may be white but […]
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Inside an unknown brutalist necropolis
Not much has been written about one of Argentina’s most striking examples of 20th century architecture. Its creator was an architect who designed the underground necropolis of the Sixth Pantheon in the Chacarita Cemetery. A book on this work has recently been published in English. Zac Liew It […]
Obstacles in land redistribution and peace initiatives
It depends on the will of many in Colombia to carry forward the Agrarian Reform and reverse the fact that 85% of the land is in the hands of 1% of the population. However, a ruling has become another obstacle to the Colombian government’s ability to carry out one of […]
The USA and that culture based on violence
The ever-present gun violence in the United States has spared few places over the decades. It is estimated that there are some 120 of these lethal items per 100 citizens, according to the Swiss organisation Small Arms Survey. A sad record: No other nation has more civilian firearms than […]
Memory as migration
The play “Mnemonic” first appeared on the stage in 1999, quickly establishing itself as a classic, and it has been reactivated and ‘reimagined’ for a new production at the National Theatre in London. Sean Sheehan The drama does not begin with the lights going out but with an […]
















