Resilience and visual memory. An educational look at the great 1960 Valdivia earthquake.

Abstract

The photographic exhibition Journey to the Epicenter is an exercise of heritage education developed by the Dirección Museológica UACh within the framework of the 60th anniversary of the Valdivia earthquake. The visual understanding of the seismic phenomenon experienced in 1960 is a contribution to the heritage field, by highlighting the value of resilience in the formation of cultural identities, leaving at the disposal of the territories the articulation of scientific, social and emotional knowledge to face catastrophic situations.