12. MONUMENTO A DOROTHEA LANGE (1895 -1965) bronzo, basamento in marmo. h totale 3,45m. 2015, Bologna, Giardini Santa Viola © Copyright Sonia Lenzi

History and memory are, in different ways, a construction, like photography, and do not represent or tell what immediately appears but rather what we want to preserve, reveal, or reflect on. Monuments dedicated to women who played a public role or gained a noteworthy position in the public sphere, be they known, unknown, or forgotten, are undoubtedly unlikely, as are the spaces where they are placed. What is proposed is a reflection on the meaning of “monument”, on how we are remembered and how we would like to be represented, perhaps through other forms than the patriarchal ones monuments have taken on.

Unlikely Monuments is developing in many ways, to suggest a reflection on public memory, inclusions and exclusions in history and urban space, through photography.

Unlikely monuments. Excerpt from the catalogue is the ongoing series of unlikely monuments in the city of Bologna. Monumenti improbabili / Unlikely monuments. Public Art Commissions are commissions taking place in communities and townships that would like to participate in selecting a woman and a space to collocate an unlikely monument. Unlikely Monuments. In Dialogue is a process that activates a dialogue between unlikely monuments from the Excerpt from the catalogue series and places, sparking reflection through symbolic comparisons.

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