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title: "Labours of Love, Edible Cakes Based on the Houses of Different Neighbourhoods in Bogotá"
summary: "Labours of Love, Edible Cakes Based on the Houses of Different Neighbourhoods in Bogotá. Página institucional de Amaranto Museo Virtual de Derecho Constitucional en la Universidad Externado de Colombia. How is cultural heritage defined within a territory?"
description: "How is cultural heritage defined within a territory?"
url: "https://www.uexternado.edu.co/en/amaranto-museo-virtual/3-territorio/labores-de-amor/"
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language: "en-US"
site: "Universidad Externado de Colombia"
section: "Amaranto Museo Virtual de Derecho Constitucional"
updated: "2026-06-11T15:36:50-05:00"
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Publicado: 11 of October of 2021

# Labours of Love, Edible Cakes Based on the Houses of Different Neighbourhoods in Bogotá

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[Gallery 3. Territory](https://www.uexternado.edu.co/en/amaranto-museo-virtual/3-territorio/)

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**Photo credits: Pablo Adarme**  
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#### Pablo Adarme

2002 – 2021  
Pastel, acrylic paint on MDF  
11x16x11 cm

How is cultural heritage defined within a territory? The artist proposes that the answer must come from the community. This creamy cake with orange and brown icing is a scaled replica of a house in Venecia, a working-class neighbourhood in Bogotá. The common architecture is translated into pastry: a ground floor of painted bricks, with white doors and windows transformed into cream. This serves as a metaphor for the colourful, practical, and modest homes that make up the city’s local heritage. The work represents a form of social appreciation and appropriation that encourages reflection on Articles 60, 72, and 102 of the Constitution, which define territory, public assets, and recognise the protection of the nation’s cultural

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#### See

[About the Artwork](https://ceronresumido.com/Pablo-Adarme-expandiendo-la-idea-de-arte-publico)

[About the Artist](https://www.artnexus.com/es/magazines/article-magazine-artnexus/5d63262d90cc21cf7c09f4b3/58/pablo-adarme)

[Sentencia T-206-19 Vivienda digna](https://www.corteconstitucional.gov.co/relatoria/2019/T-206-19.htm)

[Sentencia C-082-14 Bienes interés cultural](https://www.corteconstitucional.gov.co/relatoria/2014/C-082-14.htm)

[Return to room 3. Territory](https://www.uexternado.edu.co/en/amaranto-museo-virtual/3-territorio/)

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