“Demasiado Poco Homenaje”: The Eva Perón Tomato and Absence within Living Memorials
Abstract
Memorials to Eva Perón surround the world, but one example remains overlooked: the Eva Perón tomato. Developed in honor of the former Argentine First Lady, and within a pattern of eight other fruit and vegetable varieties named after Eva and Juan Perón. We ask how the Peróns are represented through these plant varieties. Through an online critical audit of seed offerings, we find consistent absences within their living memorial landscape. We then ask what broader impacts and affects these absences generate within the context of food-based living memorials. We contextualize the idea of living memory and absence’s presence shaping the representations and more-than-human affects of biography.
Presentato: 03 Agosto 2024 | Accettato: 28 Maggio 2025 | Pubblicato 21 Luglio 2025 | Lingua: en
Keywords Eva Perón • Memorials • Absence • Heritage • Memory
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