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Mutación Block
A multimedia installation and video project by Pilar Ortiz and Paola Velásquez
24’00/ 2004
Video In Spanish with English subtitles
Mutación Block is a video documentary that investigates the “block” public housing typology on the periphery of Santiago. In recent years, residents have started building improvised, illegal additions to their existing “block” apartments. This phenomenon is a response to crowded living conditions and the inflexibility of the original structure, which is repeated over and over throughout housing projects in Chile. These modifications have impacted family life, strained community relations, and overwhelmed local authorities. This documentary gives voice to the residents and sheds light on the living conditions in these housing projects.
