La Rambla attack memorial & the MUHBA interven tion

Collecting, documenting and archiving the memorial of the 2017 August, 17th attack in Barcelona

Creating, Documenting and Using Archives

of Spontaneous MemorialsInternational Workshop

20-21 September 2018

Manchester Art Gallery

August 18th 2017. Police reopens “La Rambla”. Immedia tely, people starts bringing there memorial objects

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Barcelona “La Rambla” August 17th 2017. 16 persons ki lled. More than 100 injured. Victims from 34 different countries”

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150 Memorial spots all along 500m, from large ensem bles to single items

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Collecting logistics: seven departments of the muni cipality coordinated

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The MUHBA archive source: great quantity and divers ity of objects

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Predominant memorialistic forms:

Candles: 29 m3, recycled

Flowers (natural and dry) 2730 Kg, recycled

Ephemeral writings (on ground, on trees), documented

4654 written documents, to the Archive

7838 objects , to MUHBA

Digital and

social media

Objects Documen

ts

Later Donations

Mourning Books

(Physical /Digital)

Barcelona History Museum City Contemporary Archive

Graffiti

Spontaneous Memorials in La Rambla

Flowers &

Candles

In situ

sources

Non-In situ

sources

Field documentation: Datasheets and cartography

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Inventory and storage: a database to manage and to study

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47%

16%

8%

7%

6%

4%

3%

2%2%

2%

1%

1% 1%

0%

Soft Toys

Flower like

Art

Document

Various

Toys

Clothing

Banners & Signs

Jewelry & accessory

Flags

Candles

Figurines

Mixed

Balloons

68%

14%

18% objects without

dedication

objects with

dedication

Art &

documents

The MUHBA archive is formed by 7838 objects

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Every object is registered and photographed

-Unique objects

-“Senseless” objects

-Victim related objects: pictures, family and frien d messages, specific items

-Serialized and mass sold objects:

The meaning of the objects: subjectivity in the arc hive formation

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4113

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Memorial Website

single visitors

Long term access: victims, general public and speci alists

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Collecting affects the memorials: objects crafted to be displayed. Spontaneity?

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Media coverage: overreacted and oversized?

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Future uses: the objects role for explaining the tr agedies

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Barcelona “La Rambla” August 18th 2018. One year afte r

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Thank you for your attention

http://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/museuhistoria/enhttps://www.barcelona.cat/memorialrambla17a/en/

Josep Bracons, Lídia Font, Daniel Alcubierre

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Related videos

http://www.ccma.cat/tv3/alacarta/telenoticies-vespre/el-memorial-espontani-a-la-rambla-sha-catalogat-i-ja-es-retira/video/5685019/

https://es.euronews.com/2017/08/29/retiran-los-objetos-depositados-por-las-victimas-en-barcelona

https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20170829/43895457745/ayuntamiento-retirada-ofrendas-rambla-barcelona.html

http://www.ccma.cat/tv3/alacarta/telenoticies-comarques/comencen-les-tasques-de-conservacio-i-classificacio-dels-objectes-i-escrits-recollits-als-punts-memorials-de-la-rambla/video/5687977/

http://www.ccma.cat/catradio/alacarta/catalunya-migdia/barcelona-obre-larxiu-digital-dels-atemptats-del-17a/audio/1011115/