This Wednesday, October 13, from 5:00 p.m., this exhibition will be inaugurated at the Centre for Memory, Peace and Reconciliation, which pays tribute to the LGBT people who have been murdered in the last 10 years.

Celeste is made up of dozens of stars that represent the lives of LGBT people who were stolen from us by prejudice and discrimination, each star tells who they were and what was the light that made them shine. This exhibition aims to contribute to the construction of memory, which is a fundamental pillar for the recognition and truth of a society that is moving towards peace.

The stories that will inhabit the facilities of the Centre for Memory, Peace and Reconciliation are the result of the data systematisation work carried out since 2005 by Colombia Diversa, around cases of threats, aggressions and homicides against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. For years these situations have been recorded in the annual human rights report and, more recently in February 2020, through the digital platform Celeste.

The exhibition is by muralists Luisa Avella, Vanessa Cuellar, Iván Marulanda and Diego Martínez; and performance artist Karen Camacho. Through images and performance, they bring us closer to a reality that continues to end the lives of people with a diverse sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

The exhibition will be open to the public free of charge until 20 November, the date on which Trans Memory Day is commemorated. The opening is made possible thanks to Diakonia and the Centre for Memory, Peace and Reconciliation.