Recognizing ourselves in the territory: a sensitive experience at upn using murals and participatory art

Abstract

To show how artistic exercises, muralism in particular, allow generating spaces for the participation and resignification of the territories around practices of peace. Through the participation of the educational community, an exercise of plastic creation is carried out both in the sketch and in the mural itself on the façade of the UPN House of Life, thanks to a previous meeting where different ideas were expressed involving the care of the territory, after making these clarities and giving some guidelines, we proceeded to the intervention for three weeks in which we met every day to finish the mural with those who made their presence in the space. It was configured as a stage for dialogue and the creation of a series of representations that bring us together as a university. The participation of students from different degrees allowed us to learn about the different ways of seeing the world that cross us as a diverse territory, integrating the sciences, the arts, sports, education and those who work to give movement to the gear that connects the parts of the university. Conclusions opening spaces for communication and expression through collective art allows to alleviate tensions, the participation of a large number of inhabitants of the territory and the dialogue between them, generating relaxation that allows balancing feelings and violent actions, such has been the case of exercises focused on participatory art with interventions carried out around the protection of territories and the environment.