Antonio is an architect and researcher currently based in London
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Antonio is an architect and researcher currently based in London
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For generations, indigenous communities in northern Chile have faced challenges stemming from land loss to mining operations and political frameworks rooted in the Pinochet-era constitution. An analysis of media sources and dialogues with residents of the Atacama Desert highlights the socio-political and environmental pressures affecting indigenous livelihoods. Government policies have exacerbated conflicts, often resulting in displacement as communities seek improved living conditions.
This study underscores the marginalization of indigenous knowledge systems and territorial sovereignty, which are frequently sacrificed in favor of industrial interests and conservative political agendas. The concept of "performed territoriality," as articulated by Gabrielė Grigorjevaitė in her thesis Territorial Disputes and the Neo-Extractivist Paradigm, provides a critical framework for understanding how territory, resources, infrastructure, and knowledge form an interconnected ecology of life in the Atacama region.
Collaborators and supervisors include: Rolando Humire Coca, Claudia Montero, Georgia White, Godofredo Enes Pereira