Abstract
Dictatorships always tend to elaborate an official truth that does not tolerate any contradiction. This phenomenon is particularly visible in Chile, where the device of forced-disappearances and the constant denial of torture have profoundly occulted Chilean memory. This efficient work of deconstruction of memory has lasted 17 years; long enough to inflict on Chilean society a deep trauma of amnesia. Memory confuses an objective dimension (the historical one), as well as a subjective dimension. Memory will vary from one individual to another, depending on personal feelings and reflexes. Therefore, reconstructing memory is a difficult task that not only implies capacities of reflection but also openness to emotions and feelings that flow directly from one's consciousness. Visual elements gather both dimensions.
