Public Art and A/R/Tography

Interactions between Public Space, Memory, and Community Identity

Abstract

This article explores the interactions between public art, urban space, and social memory from the perspective of the methodology and artistic praxis of a/r/tography. Drawing on the concept of patrimoniable proposed by researcher and visual artist Lilian Amaral in relation to public art and social museology in Latin America, we analyze how public space is transformed into a performative museum, where artistic practices intertwine with everyday life, the environment, and community identity. The street, as a space of interaction and exchange, is understood as a platform of affects and cultural meanings, highlighting the role of community art in rethinking bicultural urban territory and in the construction of collective narratives.