#  Arquitectura del vaivén: Diasporic Building(s) in Central America’s Northern Triangle 

 



 *Curated by Gabriela Poma, Doctoral student in Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University*

 *Arquitectura del vaivén: Diasporic Building(s) in Central America’s Northern Triangle* highlights nine photographs from the series *Faraway Brother Style* (2009-2010) by Salvadoran contemporary artist Walterio Iraheta. The series interrogates the phenomenon of remittance architecture materializing in the rural landscapes of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras and plays with the notion of an ambiguous aesthetic that emerges from the experience of migration. These photographs reveal the complexities inherent in the region’s ever-changing social reality and the potential for transformation.

 Poma’s research explores the cultural production of writers and visual artists following the Central American wars with particular focus on the Northern Triangle (Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras) and Nicaragua. She aims to create links between their creative responses and the most salient issues that continue to affect the region. More broadly, her project foregrounds the role of Central American migrant subjectivities as historical actors.

 *Special thanks to Professors Sergio Delgado Moya, Lorgia Garcia Peña, and Françoise Lionnet*



 

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  [### Exhibition Opening and Panel Discussion: Arquitectura del vaivén: Diasporic Building(s) in Central America’s Northern Triangle

 ](/event/exhibition-opening-and-panel-discussion-arquitectura-del-vaiv%C3%A9n-diasporic-buildings?occ_id=0)Oct 15, 2018

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 5:30PM EDT 

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 CGIS South, S216, 1730 Cambridge Street 

 

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 [[{"fid":"1002017","view_mode":"default","type":"media","attributes":{"height":"598","width":"798","alt":"x","class":"media-element file-default"}}]] Speakers: Gabriela Poma, Harvard University Doctoral student in Romance Languages and Literatures; Fred... 

 

 

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   [### Poetry Reading: Javier Zamora 

 ](/event/poetry-reading-javier-zamora?occ_id=0)Oct 30, 2018

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 5:30PM EDT 

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 CGIS South, S216, 1730 Cambridge Street 

 

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   [### Panel Discussion: Central American Migration and Cultural Exchanges

 ](/event/panel-discussion-central-american-migration-and-cultural-exchanges?occ_id=0)March 11, 2019

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 5:30PM - 7:30PM EDT 

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 CGIS South, S216, 1730 Cambridge Street 

 

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 The proposed panel discussion is part of the supporting programing for the exhibition Arquitectura del vaivén: Diasporic Building(s) in Central America’s Northern Triangle, organized by DRCLAS Arts and the Central America and the Caribbean’s programs... 

 

 

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