Daniella Gandolfo
Associate Professor of
Anthropology at
Wesleyan University
Architecture and Tellurian
Power in Downtown Lima
In downtown Lima, two structures are in intimate
proximity and worlds apart. One is the modernist
tower of the Judiciary, erected in 1954. The other
is the infamous, below-ground market of
“El Hueco,”or “The Hole,” which sells contraband,
brand-forged, and pirate goods under the
auspices of its patron saint, the Lord of Miracles
(also known as the lord of earthquakes),
and in the Judiciary’s shadow. Existing against
all odds, what explains El Hueco’s staying power?
Archival and ethnographic research
direct us to tellurian forces and their potential
influence against state-driven architecture and
urban planning as a means of social control.
January 31, 2020| 12:15 pm | AUST 434 |
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