Habitar la ciudad satélite: resonancias polisémicas del territorio y sus habitantes

Abstract

This research aims to understand the polysemy of dwelling in Suacha, exploring the meanings pulsing through a territory shaped by its conurbation with Bogotá, as well as those emerging from its inhabitants' narratives. Framed within human development, affective processes, and creativity, this work is structured into four stages. It progresses from a theoretical inquiry into inhabiting and its distinct features in contemporary urban space to a territorial characterization of Suacha through a documentary and autobiographical reconstruction of its evolution as a 'satellite city'. Furthermore, it interprets the feelings expressed by local residents in response to the question, "What does inhabiting Suacha mean to you?", gathered through the narrative exercise 'Anonymous Notes'. The findings reveal that inhabiting Suacha goes beyond mere spatial occupancy as a 'bedroom city'; instead, it unfolds as an arena where the tensions of capital city metropolization coexist with processes of poetic appropriation linked to sense of place, resignification, and the defense of both personal existence and municipal identity. The study concludes that understanding the polysemy of dwelling requires an integrative, sensitive, and relational approach combining body, territory, representations, and affects, acknowledging local voices as key agents in understanding and transforming the social fabric. Finally, recommendations are proposed to strengthen community bonds through aesthetic mediation and shared care.