Utopian Pulse

The Errorist action B.A.N.G was carried out in Buenos Aires during demonstrations celebrating the anniversary of the 19/20 December 2001 uprisings, which were significant utopian rehearsals. The picture is a metaphor of the ending of the cycle of social uprisings and revolts, and the beginning of the so called “normalization process”. This proceeded in stages, undermining the utopian nature of what developed during 2001 when the country experienced a deep crisis of representation. On the back, the Casa Rosada, the Argentinian government building is guarded by fences and police, while Errorist cells actions highlighted this ‘normalization’ and what it involved; most of all the application of an anti-terrorist law to control and criminalize the social protests.