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Along with the monument , a public database was created that contains information about the life and circumstances of the disappearance and / or assassination of each of the people named on the monument . This information is complemented by digital documentation , such as photographs and press notes . The repressive action of state terrorism was characterised by its secrecy and complete concealment of information about the victims , for example , their names , figures , dates and destinations . Consequently , the database is not definitive or closed : it is under permanent construction and continuously updated . It is open to future entries that arise from other documentary sources , information generated through the reopening of trials for crimes against humanity , and new accusations against the Argentinian state .
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The Education Area develops a series of tours of the Monument to Victims of State Terrorism , the Public Art Program and the temporary art exhibitions of the PAyS Gallery . I Photo : Parque de la Memoria
We consider that memory is a collective process that is constructed over time . That is why , since the foundation of the park and monument , art has been considered vital to encourage reflection and encounters . The park ’ s art department is in charge of implementing the plan for constructing new sculptures and drawing up the programme of visual art exhibitions that are shown in the PayS Gallery ( Present Now and Forever ). The decision to include art in the remembrance project recognises that art provides a form of reflection that is critical but sensitive , that can challenge routine memory and prompt a dialogue with visitors that involves not only their intellect , but all their senses .
As the visual art exhibitions are conceived as social spaces for thinking and debate , the exhibition programme proposes a dynamic link between past and present . It aims to question , from a poetic perspective , various topics associated with the memory of state terrorism , human rights and the tensions between art , history and politics . In terms of curatorial practice , these issues are not tackled literally or by clinging to factual history , but by
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