La Hortúa + La Multitud

La Hortúa
Andrés Cháves, Colombia 2011, 24 min, OmeU

After its closure by the Colombian government in 2001, the legendary hospital La Hortúa in Bogotá was squatted in by former employees and their families. Andrés Cháves' short documentary observes their daily routines in the solitude of the crumbling buildings.

La Multitud 
Martín Oesterheld, Argentina 2012, 60 min, OmeU

In La Multitud, Martín Oesterheld looks at two derelict entertainment complexes in Buenos Aires built during different dictatorships, nowadays mainly traversed by migrants living in the area: a city shown from its ends.

Rosario Talevi is an architect based in Berlin. She is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires and former DAAD fellow. Her practice incorporates pedagogical, editorial and curatorial projects relating to contemporary architecture and urbanism.