I work with tactile objects that then become interactive elements
BACKGROUND I am of Nicaraguan descent and began filming in Nicaragua during visits in Nov. 2013 and November 2015. I return to Nicaragua in February 2018 to complete filming.
Five wall size paintings of refugee land with audio activated projected arabic text on the floor and through the windows. The arabic is a poem on traveling across the Mediterranean sea, written by an anonymous Syrian refugee. Final show included a live performance with vocal artist Ami Yamasaki
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December 6th 2014 -January 16 2015
Audio plays when you are close to these drawings, a poem is whispered
audio activated- whispers when approached “wing painting 5″, watercolor, pencil, charcoal, acrylic
audio activated- whispers when approached “wing painting 2”, watercolor, pencil, charcoal, acrylic
Braille lights are projected when you walk up the stairs. The staircase is lined with canvasses of sewed braille that say” I am not telling you what to do but you have to do” which is a line from a narration by someone I met in Nicaragua. As you walk up the stairs, you activate the entire narrative, which discusses the role of American imperialism as creator of Central American poverty.
light braille
” I am not telling you what to do but you have to do”. Hand sewn canvass of this narration.
A show on memories as objects. When participants talk into one of the provided microphones, the visuals are impacted — and this impact is recorded and looped in the next visual rotation— creating a permanent mark. Participants can listen using earphones to the various tracks created
2013, Mountain video projected on trees Ulster County, NY with Share
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Many of my projection are made using my original software “APE” ( co-created with programmer Thomas Martinez)
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