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> bloody call for sculptures If you need info contact directly MArcelo Brodsky<marcelo@latinstock.com> he is THE organizer *Marcelos brother is one of many missing*and REJOICE cause there must be people in the UN and NATO planning something similar related to YU so we may art about the horrors of the war dan > SCULPTURE PRIZE FOR A COMMEMMORATIVE PARK > "PARQUE DE LA MEMORIA" in Buenos Aires, Argentina > > 1- PURPOSE > > The purpose of this prize is to select eight sculptural works created > in > memory of those people who were either kidnapped and declared > "missing" or > murdered by the State Terrorism in Argentina. This sculptures will > become > part of a memorial park complex to be built along the banks of the RÃo > de > la Plata river in Buenos Aires. > > 2- MOTIVATIONS > > During the 70's, military dictatorships were established in several > South > American countries, such as Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Bolivia. > These > dictatorships, which overturned the constitutional order, were similar > to > those already existing in Brazil and, for decades, in Paraguay. Under > the > guise of the "Doctrine of National Security" the militaru juntas goal > was > to eradicate the worldwide popular movements which, since the 60's, > had > attempted to change these countires' inequitable social and economic > structures. > In Argentina, aided by a decree aimed at suppressing guerrilla > movements > (which by then were practically dismantled) the Military Dictatorship > instituted a Terrorist State that repressed the popular movements in > order > to impose policies inspired in economic liberalism. During the > previous > years, thousands of political activists had been imprisoned and > murdered > and the practice of kidnapping had already begun. From March 24th, > 1976 - > date of beginning of the dictatorship- this practice was applied > systematically and massively. Official numbers account for almost > 9.000 > missing persons by September 1984 (1): 48,1% were workers (a majority > of > which were also students); 10,7% professionals; 21% students; 5,7% > teachers; 3,8% housewives; 2,9% journalists, writers and artists and > 0,3% > members of the clergy. > 75,4% of these people were kidnapped either from their homes, working > places or educational establishments or from military, justice or > police > departments where they were being held prisoners. Witnesses watched as > they > were taken away, handcuffed and blindfolded to any of the 360 > concealed > Detention Centers around the country. Once there, they were submitted > to > horrendous torture, rape and abuse. Among kidnapped were 250 > adolescents > between 13 and 15 years old and 172 children. In Argentina, a unique > and > particularly appalling system was set up. It consisted in the > appropriation > of the kidnapped children and the preservation of pregnant women in > captivity until the birth of their babies. Those mothers are still > missing, > while their children were stolen by their kidnappers and deprived of > their > identity, family and history. Several Human Rights Organizations > which, for > the last 22 years, have been strivng for the Truth and Justice, > introduced > a bill project for the creation of a site for remembrance and tribute, > > facing the RÃo de la Plata river. This commemmorative place will > include an > ensemble of sculptural works and a monument that will record the names > of > the victims of the State Terrorism. > This initiative was supported the Legislature of the City of Buenos > Aires, > whcih passed Bill # 46 on July 21st, 1998. This bill assigns "a site > on the > coast of the RÃo de la Plata to be used as a public park in which a > monument and a group of sculptures will be placed in homage to those > disappeared and murdered by State Terrorism during the 70's and > beginning > of the 80's, until the restitution of the State of Right" (2). This > monument will face the river because many of the victims were dumped > into > its waters. This was confessed by some of the murderers and is a fact > that > the Argentineans have known for many years. > This sculptural and memorial park does not intend to heal wounds that > cannot be healed, nor should it be a substitute for truth and justice. > > Nothing will give back true peace to those who could never find out > the > final destiny of their beloved ones, brutally tortured and murdered > without > trial. This park will stand as a testimony, a symbolic memento and > homage > to those whose life was obliterated and who became known to the world > as > "desaparecidos"(missing) and to those who were murdered as well. They > will > always be present through their inscribed names and this tribute to > their > mutilated lives. Future generations will be albe to come face to face > with > the memory of these atrocities and become more aware that this must > NEVER > AGAIN (NUNCA MÃ?S) be repeated. > The artists who are invited to participate should keep in mind, when > conceiving their design concept, both the need to bring these victims > our > of the anonymity of mere and uncertain statistics that do not reflect > each > individual story and the need to convey the causes and ideals of > liberty > and social justice for which they fought. > We hope that the artist's inspiration and talent will echo the > citizens' > will to erect this monument with fervour, but with no grandiloquence, > since > those to whom it is dedicated, aimed at bliss. "For bliss I live, I > fight > and die... let my name never be bound to sadness" (Julius Fucik, > victim of > Nazism). > > 3. LAUNCHING > > The Commission for the Monument to the Victims of State Terrorism > ("Comisión Pro Monumento a las VÃctimas del Terrorismo de Estado") > created > by Bill # 46 is launching an award for the creation of a sculptural > commemmorative park, "Parque de la Memoria". > This Commission is formed by four members of the Government of the > City of > Buenos Aires, twelve Legislators of the City of Buenos Aires, one > member > representing the University of Buenos Aires and ten members of Human > Rights > Organizations. It is also the organizing entity of the award and is > located > at the site of the Legislature: > Perú 130, Buenos Aires. > > 4. ELIGIBILITY > > The prize is open to artists from Argentina or any other country, > without > limit of age, which may enter individually or in group. In the case of > a > group, one artist will habe to be duly designated as legal > representative > and will serve as official contact of the group. Each participant will > > present a porposal for only one work, signed and duly identified. > > 5. PROCESS > > FIRST STAGE: > Presentation of design concepts. > Participants are invited to present their proposals according to the > instructions under paragraph 6.2 of the regulations. The Jury will > select > twenty four (24) artists who will become semi-finalists and will be > awarded > $3,000 each to compensate for the cost of the second stage > requirements: > scale models, technical drawings, etc. > The payments will be done after presentation of the developed design > stage. > Each semi-finalist will also be awarded a certificate mentioning his/ > her > selection. > > SECOND STAGE: > The 24 semi- finalists will present their proposal and design, fully > developed as per instructions in paragraph 6.3 of the regulations. The > Jury > will choose eight (8) winning works and four (4) "honorary mentions" > in > order of merit. Each of the eight winners will be awarded a prize of > $10,000. > > NEGOTIATIONS AND DETERMINATION OF FEASIBILITY: > The technical and economic feasibility of each project will be > concerted > between the organizers and each of the selected artists, through the > discussion of budgets and technical requirements. > In case of these negotiations do not succeed, the organizers hold the > right > to declare that one or several of the winning projects cannot be > executed. > In such a case, the organizers may initiate negotiations with the > "honorary > mentions", strictly following the order assigned by the Jury. > > 6. SPECIFICATIONS AND SCHEDULE > > 6.1. RECEPTION OF WORKS > 6.1.1. PLACE AND DATE > The applications and proposals should be delivered to: > Oficina de la Comisión Pro Monumento a las VÃctimas del Terrorismo de > Estado > Perú 130 > (1067) - Buenos Aires > República Argentina > >From Monday to Friday, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm until June 25th, > 1999. > > 6.1.2. SENDING BY MAIL > The proposals sent by mail will be accepted only if postmarked not > later > than June 22nd, 1999. > Mailing expenses are to be borne by the artist. > > 6.1.3. EXCLUSION FROM THE PRIZE > These dates cannot be changed. > Proposals not received in due time will not be accepted. > > 6.2. RULES FOR PRESENTATION > 6.2.1. PROPOSALS > Design concepts can be presented as drawings, photographs, prints, > etc., > and must be shown on display boards of approximately 0,70 m x 1 m, > with the > participant's name and signature on the back. Each participant or team > must > present at least four different views of their design concept. > > 6.2.2. WRITTEN PROPOSAL > The illustrated materials must be accompanied by a descriptive text no > > longer than two A$ double space typewritten pages, explaining the > design > concept as presented and its relation to the purpose of this prize. > > 6.2.3. TECHNICAL INFORMATION > Information about materials, sizes, construction details and > maintenance of > the work should also be presented. > > 6.2.4. BACKGROUND INFORMATION > The artists should enclose curriculum vitae and a résumé with slides, > photos, prints of previous works. (The absence of the latter will not > exclude works form being considered). > > 6.2.5. STATEMENT OF AUTHENTICITY > Each participant must send in a signed written statement certifying > that > the work proposed is their original creation, according to the form > enclosed in Annex II. > > 6.2.6. DELIVERY OF THE PROPOSALS > The descriptive statement, technical information and background > information > must be enclosed in an envelope with the display boards, the Entry > Form > (Annex I) and Statement of Authenticity (Annex II). > > 6.2.7. LANGUAGES > All written information shall be presented either in Spanish or > English. > > 6.3. DESIGN DEVELOPMENT > The selected artists will develop their preliminary concept and design > in a > three- dimensional version (including scale model, technical drawings, > > etc.). They must also enclose an estimated budget for the execution of > the > work. > In due time, the organizers will inform the selected semi- finalists > of > more specific technical requirements and regulations for this second > stage > of the prize. > > 7. JURY > > 7.1. MEMBERS > Carlos Alonso (artist, Argentina) > Estela Carlotto (Grandmother of Plaza de Mayo, Argentina) > Berardo Dujovne (architect, Argentina) > David Elliot (curator, England) > Paulo Herkenhoff (curator, Brazil) > Enio Iommi (sculptor, Argentina) > Fabián Lebenglik (art critic, Argentina) > Lillian Llanes (curator, Cuba) > Marcelo Pacheco (curator, Argentina) > Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (winner of the Peace Nobel Prize, Argentina) > Francoise Yohalem (specialist in public art, United States of America) > > 7.2 APPOINTING AND QUORUM OF THE JURY > The organizers will summon the Jury within the fifteen (15) days that > follow the deadline date for reception of the projects. The Jury will > hold > session with absolute majority (seven of its members). > > 7.3. TERM FOR SITTING OF THE JURY > FIRST STAGE: > The Jury will make its verdict known within the fifteen (15) days that > > follow the date of its appointment. The organizers will send written > notice > to the selected artists, communicating the Jury's verdict. > > SECOND STAGE: > The organizers will establish the date of appointment of the Jury. > > 7.4. VERDICT > The Jury will only come to a verdict with absolute majority (seven of > its > members). The verdict of the Jury is final and without appeal. > > 8. PRIZES > > 8.1. PRIZES AND HONORABLE MENTIONS > The Jury will award a prize of $10,000 to each of the eight (8) > winners and > will also award four (4) honorary mentions by order of merit. > > 8.2. VACANT PRIZES > The Jury holds the right to declare the prizes vacant, but will not > award > partially shared prizes. In case of declaring a prize vacant, the Jury > will > fully explain its motives. > > 9. GENERAL PROVISIONS > > a) Participating in this prize implies knowledge and acceptation of > these > Regulations. > b) No participant may submit any claim before the organizers or carry > out > any legal or administrative action with the intent to debate the > verdict or > members of the Jury. The decisions of the Jury are without appeal. > c) The organizers will negotiate with the authors of the winning > projects > the time and expenses required for the realization of the works and > the > specific conditions for each case. > d) Any decision taken by the organizers in reference to the > unfeasibilitay > of any project is final and without appeal. > e) The organizers agree to publish in national communication media the > list > of selected artists for each stage of the prize, and to grant them a > diploma crediting their standing. > f) All works presented can be publicly exhibited, after the verdict of > the > Jury about each of the stages is made known. > g) Scale models, plans and other materials presented to the prize, > either > selected or not, shall become part of the patrimony of the City of > Buenos > Aires, although they may not be used for commercial purposes. > h) The organizers hold the right to publish reproductions and photos > of the > projects and scale models in any kind of graphic, audiovisual or PC > material. > i) The sculptures, once erected in the Memorial Park shall become part > of > the patrimony of the City of Buenos Aires, and the winning artists > waive no > rights thereon. > j) Any aspect not provided for in these Regulations shall be solved by > the > organizers, without appeal. > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Additional information about this Prize may be requested personally of > by > Mail at: > > OFICINA DE LA COMISIÃ?N PRO MONUMENTO > PERÃ? 130 - (1067), BUENOS AIRES - ARGENTINA > TEL.: (00-54-11) 4338-3000 > E.mail: com_monumento_ar@hotmail.com > > You may also obtain information at: > www. desaparecidos.org.ar > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > ANNEX I (send by duplicate) > > SCULPTURE CONTEST PRIZE > "PARQUE DE LA MEMORIA" > ENTRY FORM > > Personal Data: > Names: > Family Name: > Identity Document #: > Birth date: Nationality: > Marital Status: > Profession or Occupation: > Address: > City: > State or Province: Country: > Zip Code: Telephone: > Fax: E.mail: > Date of entry: > > ------------------------------------------------------ > ----------------------------------- > Participant's signature Received by > "Comisión Pro > Monumento a las > VÃctimas del > Terrorismo de Estado" > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ANNEX II > > SCULPTURE CONTEST PRIZE > "PARQUE DE LA MEMORIA" > STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP > > "I declare under oath that the work presented is original and of my > personal conception and autorship, and that it has been drawn and > projected > by me". > > Signature: > Full name: > Identity Document #: > Address: > City: > State or Province: Country: > Zip Code: Telephone: > Fax: E.mail: > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------Syndicate mailinglist-------------------- Syndicate network for media culture and media art information and archive: http://www.v2.nl/east/ to unsubscribe, write to <syndicate-request@aec.at> in the body of the msg: unsubscribe your@email.adress