{"id":979,"date":"2015-09-24T11:26:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T18:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ambriente.com\/blog\/?p=979"},"modified":"2015-10-06T08:55:20","modified_gmt":"2015-10-06T15:55:20","slug":"una-geographia-de-ser-at-transitio_mx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ambriente.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/24\/una-geographia-de-ser-at-transitio_mx\/","title":{"rendered":"“una geographia de ser” at Transitio_MX"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Opening this Friday, September 25th 2015 \u201ca geography of being: una geografia de ser\u201d<\/a> as part of Transitio_MX, Festival de Artes Electr\u00f3nicas y Video, on view through 4 October, National Center of the Arts, Mexico City. The festival consists of various exhibitions, workshops, lectures and discussions. \u201ca geography of being: una geografia de ser\u201d is part of the exhibition \u201cplay ? game [play[not]game] \/\/m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de la caja negra (beyond the black box)\u201d curated by Brian Mackern.<\/p>\n

Since 2005, The National Council for Culture and Arts, through the National Center of Arts and the Multimedia Center, has been organizing the Electronic Arts and Video Festival, Transitio_MX, which has become Mexico’s most important platform for expression and contemporary practices in artistic creation that are linked to technology, as well as hybrid productions created by the merge of art, science, technology and humanities.<\/p>\n

Play \u201ca geography of being: una geografia de ser\u201d<\/a> online or with Spanish subtitles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

a geography of being<\/a> is an interactive art installation that reflects upon the dynamics of the undocumented immigrant population in the United States, specifically in relation to undocumented youth. The installation consists of wooden kinetic sculptures with animated displays titled \u201cUndocumented Drones\u201d and a video game that places the player in the role of an undocumented youth that must face several challenges in the search for self-determination beyond the imposed constraints of citizenry. The visitor to the installation plays the game, the \u201cUndocumented Drones\u201d react to game play and may help the player along. The installation was on view at The New York Hall of Science from October 27, 2012 to January 13th, 2013 as part of the exhibition ReGeneration.<\/p>\n

The installation has been produced with the help of Cesar and Vishal, two young men who immigrated to the United States as young children. Their experiences and observations helped develop the game and determined the final goal of the game \u2013 self-determination. The conversations with Vishal and Cesar were incredibly revealing and extended the question of citizenry beyond civil status or politics to personal psychological realities. These are personal realities that effect friendships, romantic relationships as well as day to day life. For these two young men, a defining role has been that of activists and forming a powerful community in the New York State Youth Leadership Council.<\/p>\n

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