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Discussion for the Paine Memorial

Rather than being designed by a single, professional designer, the Paine Memorial was created through a deeply participatory and consultative process. This approach not only aided in the healing process for families of victims, but also imbued the site with great power and beauty.

Access to this memorial is limited by its location on the outskirts of Paine, which is a small and remote city a long way from Chilean urban centers. Who visits this site? Has it succeeded, as the victims’ families hoped it would, in transcending its function as a de facto cemetery?

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