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Articles

(Un)conventional monuments and transformist identities in the global south: the case of the ice cream and the tuna monuments in Ecuador

Pages 203-228 | Received 08 Jun 2022, Accepted 17 Aug 2023, Published online: 03 Sep 2023

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Figure 1. Traditional Pitcher (2021). Cotundo, Ecuador. Photo by the author.

Giant construction of a pitcher made of cement in the middle of a public square.
Figure 1. Traditional Pitcher (2021). Cotundo, Ecuador. Photo by the author.

Figure 2. Monument of the Ice Cream in Salcedo (November 2021). Photo by the author.

Seven-meter-high structure representing an ice cream, installed in a green area surrounded by a fence.
Figure 2. Monument of the Ice Cream in Salcedo (November 2021). Photo by the author.

Figure 3. Entrance to Salcedo- The Prince (November, 2021). Photo by the author.

Monument of the archangel San Miguel, which is represented with a crown in his head and holding a spear with his right hand and a shield with his left hand. The archangel is fighting a dragon which is beneath his feet.
Figure 3. Entrance to Salcedo- The Prince (November, 2021). Photo by the author.

Figure 4. Salcedo Central Park (January 2016). Photo by the author.

A two-meter-high sculpture made of paper, representing an ice cream. The sculpture is installed in the middle of a green area.
Figure 4. Salcedo Central Park (January 2016). Photo by the author.

Figure 5. The Ice Cream, The Prince and The General (2016). Photos by the author.

The Ice Cream monument, the Prince monument and the General monument together.
Figure 5. The Ice Cream, The Prince and The General (2016). Photos by the author.

Figure 6. Tuna Monument (January 2016). Photo by the author.

A nine-meter-long fibreglass structure representing a tuna fish and a can, installed in a middle of a roundabout with several cars in the background.
Figure 6. Tuna Monument (January 2016). Photo by the author.