Interrogating Architectural Evidence: Eyal Weizman and Rafi Segal’s Exhibition for the Israeli Association of United Architects

In 2002, Eyal Weizman and Rafi Segal organized an exhibition that was banned just before opening, its 5,000 printed catalogs destroyed. These curators intended to exhibit evidence of Israeli architects’ complicity with violations of international law and human rights. First, this paper examines reci...

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spelling oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article-772002020-11-18T17:26:20Z Interrogating Architectural Evidence: Eyal Weizman and Rafi Segal’s Exhibition for the Israeli Association of United Architects Interrogar la evidencia arquitectónica: la exposición de Eyal Weizman y Rafi Segal para la Asociación Israelí de Arquitectos Unidos Moynihan, Michael Media Representation Evidence Testimony International law International expositions Panorama Forensic architecture Medios Representación Prueba Testimonio Ley internacional Exposiciones mundiales Panorama Arquitectura forense In 2002, Eyal Weizman and Rafi Segal organized an exhibition that was banned just before opening, its 5,000 printed catalogs destroyed. These curators intended to exhibit evidence of Israeli architects’ complicity with violations of international law and human rights. First, this paper examines reciprocities between architectural media displayed in an exhibition space and the way evidence is exhibited in a legal context. Second, the strategies of attributing meaning to architecture in this exhibition are compared to nineteenth century international expositions and panoramas. En 2002, Eyal Weizman y Rafi Segal organizaron una exposición para la Asociación Israelí de Arquitectos Unidos. Antes de su inauguración, la exposición fue cancelada y sus 5,000 catálogos impresos fueron destruidos. Los curadores querían exhibir evidencia de la complicidad de los arquitectos israelíes con violaciones a los derechos humanos y las leyes internacionales durante la ocupación de Cisjordania. En este contexto, el presente artículo se pregunta en primer lugar cuál es la diferencia entre exhibir arquitectura en un museo y exhibir evidencias en un contexto legal. En segundo lugar, compara las estrategias de mostrar la arquitectura en esta exposición con las exposiciones mundiales del siglo XIX y los edificios panorama. Facultad de Arquitectura, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2020-10-07 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Investigación application/pdf application/xml https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/bitacora/article/view/77200 10.22201/fa.14058901p.2020.44.77200 Bitacora Arquitectura; No. 44 (2020): Architectural Exhibitions; 4-17 Bitácora Arquitectura; Núm. 44 (2020): Exposiciones de Arquitectura; 4-17 2594-0856 1405-8901 10.22201/fa.14058901p.2020.44 eng spa https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/bitacora/article/view/77200/68252 https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/bitacora/article/view/77200/68529 Derechos de autor 2020 Bitácora Arquitectura
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Interrogating Architectural Evidence: Eyal Weizman and Rafi Segal’s Exhibition for the Israeli Association of United Architects
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title Interrogating Architectural Evidence: Eyal Weizman and Rafi Segal’s Exhibition for the Israeli Association of United Architects
title_short Interrogating Architectural Evidence: Eyal Weizman and Rafi Segal’s Exhibition for the Israeli Association of United Architects
title_full Interrogating Architectural Evidence: Eyal Weizman and Rafi Segal’s Exhibition for the Israeli Association of United Architects
title_fullStr Interrogating Architectural Evidence: Eyal Weizman and Rafi Segal’s Exhibition for the Israeli Association of United Architects
title_full_unstemmed Interrogating Architectural Evidence: Eyal Weizman and Rafi Segal’s Exhibition for the Israeli Association of United Architects
title_sort interrogating architectural evidence: eyal weizman and rafi segal’s exhibition for the israeli association of united architects
description In 2002, Eyal Weizman and Rafi Segal organized an exhibition that was banned just before opening, its 5,000 printed catalogs destroyed. These curators intended to exhibit evidence of Israeli architects’ complicity with violations of international law and human rights. First, this paper examines reciprocities between architectural media displayed in an exhibition space and the way evidence is exhibited in a legal context. Second, the strategies of attributing meaning to architecture in this exhibition are compared to nineteenth century international expositions and panoramas.
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