Adaptación gráfica de la crónica “custodia o la emparedada” de José María Cordovez Moure

Abstract

This Project proposes the exploration of the artistic possibilities offered by graphic narration as a mean to carry out the creative process of adapting the chronicle "Custodia or the walled-up woman" (1899) by José María Cordovez Moure. Thus, it is planned to carry out a proposal in research-creation that is based on adaptation as the axis of the artistic process. Cordovez Moure's chronicle collects and orders his own memories and those of his contemporares in an attempt to leave testimony of Bogotá in the 19th century. On it, customs and moral reflections can be recognized and they allow the reader to build a vision of perverse human nature, which constitutes a powerful source for graphic creation and narrative inspiration around the horror genre. These seasons validate the relevance of the adaptation as a way to recover the original aesthetic perspective and it allows to remake the literary work in order to connect with new readers.