This catalogue is a tribute, from various points of view, to the set of sculptural pieces in Bogotá, through the selection of a hundred works by restorer and historian Paula Matiz. Her novel proposal moves away from a chronological account to go into the presentation of the works from six themes that cover: the territory, as a geographical, mythological and natural reference; convergences, as situations of meeting of dynamics and cultures since the 17th century; the commemorations, in close affiliation with the independence processes; the purposes, like those ideas of construction of a Republic; the divergences, in as much the tensions violence / peace, product of the political conflict; and explorations, such as the search for new languages in art.
"El Instituto Distrital de Patrimonio Cultural de Bogotá ha venido publicando una serie de trabajos orientados a la divulgación de los valores del patrimonio cultural de la ciudad. Varios de ellos han dado cuenta de investigaciones profundas sobre los bienes en el espacio público, desde diversas orientaciones. Sin dejar de lado los datos históricos ni el contexto urbano en el que se emplazan los bienes, la selección que aquí se presenta privilegia el sentido artístico y la mirada estética de los monumentos." La autora, Paula Matiz
