Paradojas del tiempo. El paisaje urbano de Loja de antaño en una interpretación lúdica de acontecimientos intemporales

Abstract

The following project contemplates the ideation, planning and development of a pictorial proposal where the concept of time is used as a creative pretext. For this purpose a compilation of old and current photos of plazas and churches of Loja city is made, additionally the analysis of resources used by artistic references and a personal vision of the time as a concept based on the thoughts of Henry Bergson are made as well. The principals to create urban scenes where the past and the present are simultaneously visualized in a reinterpretation of Giorgio de Chirico’s metaphysical art. This proposal makes visible a paradox in which the changes of the architecture and modern customs of the people are fulfilled.