D I S P E R S A L
A recently unearthed mine in Taxco Guerrero, Mexico. Was discovered by accident when a hotel was remodeling its bar to make space for a dancing floor. Inside they found the human remains and one of the richest mines in silver and gold in the world. Now it's a tourist attraction that holds a vault for seeds that will one day replant Mexico after an ecological disaster.
This short was part of the DISPERSAL solo exhibition.
Dispersal is a collection of sculptural assemblages that enable contextual storytelling. It draws inspiration from the Juarez radioactive material accident, video game mechanics, a forgotten mine, the making of a monster and curiosity as it breaches containment in a multimedia instauration housing aftermaths of a life that is unfinished.
Dispersal as:
a biogeographical event?
is a fundamental process of an organism moving away from its point of origin and distribution limits. It is rare, infrequent and seldom observed.
a characteristic of an unfocused mind?
is a failure of executive functions.
a strategy for making?
is to inhabit the incompleteness of it all, unable to conclude for every piece is in dependence of all the others.
a form of containment?
is to be in paradox. Do/n't deny the paradox.
decay?
it may be the spell for transmutation.
a logical structure?
is not recommended.
Ditch Projects
Eugene OR, 2022
This exhibition is supported by funds from the Oregon Arts Commission and The Ford Family Foundation.
