"More Than a
Fence: (de) Constructing Mexico-U.S. Borders", is a multimedia installation of
photography, sculpture, and texts in the Kellogg library at CSUSM. This
installation displays various pictures of the border, sculptures, and objects
that made the place interactive to the viewer. It encourages the audience to
think about the Mexico-U.S. border and to reflect on it’s purpose.
My
favorite(s) art piece was the compilation of the “Loteria”. La loteria is a
Mexican game of chance similar to Bingo. In a traditional loteria there are four rows of four images with a name and a number
assigned to it. The names are called from the deck with images and who ever
fills the board first shouts “Loteria!”
I think that it is very interesting the concept of having different images from
the border to be represented in a game of chance. The way they named the
pictures is very similar to the original loteria
like “el soldado” (the soldier), “la
botella” (the bottle), “el abrazo”
(the hug), but the images are so powerful that it is kind of upsetting. I
cannot begin to imagine the kind of experiences that the contributors of the
exhibit had and the kind of impact their work is having on their viewers.
I believe that it is
important that art shows like this one are shown more frequently, specially in
public places like a school library because brings awareness of the problems on
the border to other people that don’t have a clue about it. This art event
makes the topic matter.
Who:
Kendra
Dyanne Rivera, Photography
CJ
Rivera, Photography
Kristin
Moss, Co-Curator
Melanie
Chu, Co-Curator
David
Avalos, Student and guest coordinator
Pam
Calore, Guest artist
Maria
Teresa, Guest artist
…and
more
Where:
CSUSM Kellogg Library, Third Floor.
When: The exhibit is on display from
September 18 to December 18. I attended the event on September 19.
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