Topografías simbólicas: reinterpretación abstracto-geométrica del paisaje lojano mediante herramientas de pintura digital

Abstract

Abstract: This Curricular Integration Project explores the formal reinterpretation of the central urban landscape of Loja through abstract-geometric synthesis and digital painting. Employing Arts-Based Research (ABR), the project transforms the memory of daily journeys into an overhead cartography of the city center specifically focusing on the pedestrian experience along 10 de Agosto and José Joaquín de Olmedo streets resulting in a series of three vector-based works created in Adobe Illustrator. The methodological approach strips away visual noise and contemporary architectural chaos to reveal the essential structures of the inhabited environment. These digital compositions were translated into a three-dimensional format consisting of four independent layers of transparent acetate, mounted on MDF wooden frames and illuminated from behind by LEDs within a darkened gallery setting. Ultimately, this series functions as a repository of spatial memory and a dynamic perceptual stimulus, inviting the viewer to experience the intangible depth of territorial attachments thereby demonstrating the capacity of digital abstraction to preserve the human experience of space.