Header photograph: Matías Valenzuela ©

Indigenous perspectives on Welsh settlement in Patagonia

This exhibition brings together creative projects related to the history of Chubut which were inspired by a call for contributions as part of the project “Problematising History: Indigenous perspectives on Welsh settlement in Patagonia”. Mapuche Tehuelche artists responded to the invitation to reflect critically on settler colonialism and its foundational narratives, where the relationship between indigenous peoples, Welsh immigrants and the Argentine State is portrayed as a harmonious meeting of cultures. These narratives make Mapuche Tehuelche memories invisible and silence their testimonies about forced displacement, territorial dispossession and heritage appropriations. Conversely, this project aims to diversify views by revisiting recent research, trajectories, life experiences, testimonies, and memories that were made invisible, denied or pushed to the margins.

If you would like to find out more about the project, more details are available here.