explicitly ” and , two , to develop citizens ’ capacity for public life by asking them to respond to , rather than react against , that appearance . One such transformation , done a few years ago by my design partner , Krzysztof Wodiczko , is the Hiroshima Projections that transformed the remains of the Hiroshima A-Bomb site , into a ‘ speaking and declaring monument ’. Survivors proactively declare in public and through their projected testimonies ‘ demand ’ viewers to find ways to respond in and to the present .
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Figure 5 – Hiroshima Projections | Courtesy : Krzysztof Wodiczko
Memory-Works : The Working Memorials
Engaging with the question of how history and histories , memories and traumas will be “ appropriated ”, “ re-presented ,” and “ inhabited ” and how these will be inscribed into the public domain and our built environment thus raises a whole host of issues that we should attempt to address : Can memorials work through and shed light over difficult memories , past and present injustices , collective traumas , while inviting the public to engage in the necessary transformative , pedagogic , healing and re-constructive work ? Can we envision site-specific memorials that will frame collective and spontaneous acts of remembrance , will demand pro-active engagement , and will contribute to envisioning a better world ? Architecturally and artistically , can or should memorials
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