Enfrentando al neoliberalismo en Colombia: arte y colaboración en un hospital en ruinas

Abstract

This article interconnects the history of Instituto Materno Infantil (IMI) - a component of the emblematic Hospital San Juan de Dios (HSJD) of Colombia - with that of its workers and with our participation through a collaborative ethnography filled by art and activism. IMI is one of the most important public hospitals of the country. It was closed down in 2006 as a result of the implementation of neoliberal reforms to the country’s health care system. The article shows some intersections between art, activism and anthropology.