Porteñomanteau

Chloe Grey Smith (GGFUP, 2016, Location: Buenos Aires)

Chloe Grey Smith worked for both the Center for Artistic Activism and the Argentinian Photojournalists’ Association (ARGRA). In Buenos Aires she attended queer activist events, conducted interviews and studio visits with queer and Indigenous artistic activists, and helped digitize archives of photos from the Falklands War (La Guerra Malvinas). She collected her photos, observations, and audio recordings, along with a hand-drawn map, into a searchable archival website called Porteñomanteau. Chloe’s fellowship work serves as both a survey of the intersections between artistic activism and archivism in Argentina, and an individual reflection on the pitfalls and beauties of being a foreign cultural researcher.