This series of photos presents the traces of several cacerolazos (casseroling). The images refer to the visible, marked pots; they also tell the history behind the marks, to the non-visible, the trauma of a violent landscape left over from the loud protests that were heard in Caracas for years.
A cacerolazo -also known as caceroleo or cacerolada-, is a form of protest in which protesters make their discontent known through accompanied noise, typically by banging pots, pans or other household utensils.
The cacerolazo is characterized as a demonstration of rejection of government policies or certain government decisions, rarely in favor of something. In this sense, it is a claim of widespread interest far from partisan interests.
Demonstrators can take to the streets, concentrate in a specific place, or participate from their homes. In this way, the protest can achieve high adhesion and participation.
The practice of the cacerolazo in Venezuela was once an essential factor within the polyphonies of social discontent. This tame form of strident expression amplifies a citizen demand, a collective protest, temporarily turning citizens into social actors.
Presentation
Twenty-four medium-to-large photographs of the bottoms of the pans and pots used in the various protests in Caracas will be presented in the space, along with the sound of interviews with the women whose casseroles, pots, and pans are the subjects of the photographs.
The title of each photo is the name of the owner of the documented pot.
At certain times during the exhibition, the sound of caserolazos will interrupt the gallery’s usually quiet space for one minute.
