Drug Violence In Mexico
Opened to the public in 2013, this memorial honors all those that have been victims of the drug violence in the country of Mexico. One of the most important and current issues during 2006-2012 was the drug violence in Mexico. “Mexico’s drug war accounted for more than 60,000 deaths between 2006 to 2012, with yearly casualty per capita tolls worse than Iraq or Afghanistan.”- MARIO BALLESTEROS
It is composed of 70 rusted steel walls between trees with a geometric reflection pool located in Mexico City in Chapultepe Park. This memorial is very site-specific. They located the memorial in a park that belongs to the Federal Government of Mexico and it was also under custody of the Ministry of Defense.
The walls represent the presence and memory
of the victims. Between the trees and the steel walls there is a lot of empty space, which is meant to remind us of the absences of the people being remembered. There are no names incorporated in the memorial. Instead of including names there are 40 quotes carved out of the panels. One important feature of the site is the LED lights that illuminate the steel walls and carved quotes, which was installed so the public can access the memorial 24 hours a day. The most significant part of the memorial is that people can write with chalk along the steel walls. This allows people to come to the site and express themselves in writing how they feel among the walls. Most of the writing on the wall are messages to loved ones, political messages against the war, and sometimes even drawings. This feature is the most important because this is what connects society to the memorial.
It is composed of 70 rusted steel walls between trees with a geometric reflection pool located in Mexico City in Chapultepe Park. This memorial is very site-specific. They located the memorial in a park that belongs to the Federal Government of Mexico and it was also under custody of the Ministry of Defense.
The walls represent the presence and memory
of the victims. Between the trees and the steel walls there is a lot of empty space, which is meant to remind us of the absences of the people being remembered. There are no names incorporated in the memorial. Instead of including names there are 40 quotes carved out of the panels. One important feature of the site is the LED lights that illuminate the steel walls and carved quotes, which was installed so the public can access the memorial 24 hours a day. The most significant part of the memorial is that people can write with chalk along the steel walls. This allows people to come to the site and express themselves in writing how they feel among the walls. Most of the writing on the wall are messages to loved ones, political messages against the war, and sometimes even drawings. This feature is the most important because this is what connects society to the memorial.