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La Casita En La Colonia Altamira Calle Rio De Janeiro No. 6757, Tijuana: Multi-Colored Fence And Garden
title La Casita En La Colonia Altamira Calle Rio De Janeiro No. 6757, Tijuana: Multi-Colored Fence And Gardendescription Architecture and City Planning Colonia Altamira, Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico) Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design Patricia Patterson's inSITE97 project was a collaborative effort to transform a small home in Tijuana into a visually captivating space for the surrounding community to meet, talk, eat, and engage in activities with one another. Working over a period of nine months, Patterson and her team of students and craftsmen renovated, painted, and landscaped the home of the Resendiz family to create a vibrant center in the residential colonia. Once complete, "La Casita en la Colonia Altamira, Calle Rio de Janeiro No. 6757, Tijuana" hosted numerous parties, brunches, and other gatherings of both local residents and visitors from San Diego, making the house a space for cross-cultural exchange and diversity. --inSITE97 Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 310, Folder 03, Item 273) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.artist/creator Chávez, Patriciosubject Landscape Architecture Painting (Coating) Houses Color Neighborhoods Public Art Mexican-American Border Region Architecture (Object Genre) Gardening Fences Insite97 Renovation Installations (Visual Works) Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
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title No Titledescription Installed in the basement of the Children's Museum in downtown San Diego, Quisqueya Henriquez's inSITE97 piece presented the viewer with an ordered, anti-labyrinth experience. Constructed from cardboard-covered wooden poles, the grid was built scaled to the human body to give a greater sensory impact as the viewer navigated the room. The experience was an attempt to balance the order of the grid with a sense of chaos derived from viewers' inability to easily decipher the intention of the installation. --inSITE97 Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) The New Children's Museum (American museum) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 05, Item 144) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Space (Composition Concept) Sculpture (Visual Work) Labyrinths Mexican-American Border Region Insite97 Installations (Visual Works) Grids (Layout Features)contributor Calisphere -
Between The Eyes, The Desert
title Between The Eyes, The Desertdescription Film, Audio, Video and Digital Art For inSITE97, Miguel Rio Branco presented "Between the Eyes, the Desert/Entre los ojos, el desierto," a triptych of shifting images of the border region's desert landscape, and faces of San Diego and Tijuana residents. The images were set to music and projected onto the wall of a dilapidated room in the ReinCarnation Project in downtown San Diego. Rio Branco wanted the dynamic mirage-like images to reflect the way in which people around the border blend with one another as well as with the surrounding geography. --inSITE97 ReinCarnation Project San Diego (Calif.) Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 310, Folder 04, Item 299) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Multi-Channel Video Installations Landscapes (Representations) Triptychs Portraits Boundaries Sculpture (Visual Work) Music Mexican-American Border Region Deserts Mirages Insite97 Border Art Video Artcontributor Calisphere -
Toaster Work Wagon: Modified Bicycle To Be Given Away To Children From The Wagon
title Toaster Work Wagon: Modified Bicycle To Be Given Away To Children From The Wagondescription Kim Adam's for inSITE97, Toaster Work Wagon, was a grafting on existing nomadic street life (i.e. concession vehicles). The trailered unit, constructed from the hoods and ends of two Volkswagen vans, set out on daily wanderings around San Diego and Tijuana like a winged toaster. Popping open into a work-waiting station, the Wagon attracted crowds of children and bystanders with its unusual contents. Children's bicycles were grafted into two-headed tricycles that were left at the site for adoption. Children experimented with the bicycles, cooperating with one another to move in one direction or the other. Adam's project experimented with notions of form and function as well as movement and direction. During the public phase of inSITE97, the Wagon was displayed at the Centro Cultural Tijuana. --inSITE97 Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 01, Item 008) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Walls Bicycles Boundaries Sculpture (Visual Work) Mexican-American Border Region Trailers Fences Insite97 Public Sculpture Street Vendors Installations (Visual Works) Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Call Waiting: Film Still: Woman In A Bar
title Call Waiting: Film Still: Woman In A Bardescription Film, Audio, Video and Digital Art Lorna Simpson's contribution to inSITE97 was a film entitled "Call Waiting," shown at the Santa Fe Depot in downtown San Diego. The film features two women in conversation over the phone, who are interrupted by other callers speaking in different languages. The result is an indecipherable web of open-ended stories and conversations that are carried out between the various speakers. --inSITE97 Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Santa Fe Depot (San Diego, Calif.) Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This film still is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 310, Folder 05, Item 339) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.artist/creator Simpson, Lornasubject Language Mexican-American Border Region Film Stills Insite97 Telephone Bars (Drinking Establishments)contributor Calisphere -
El Niño
title El Niñodescription Centro Cultural Tijuana For inSITE97 Einar and Jamex de la Torre constructed "El Niño," a monumental pyramid based on pre-Hispanic design and iconography. The vinyl and glass structure was installed in the lobby of the CECUT in Tijuana, juxtaposing the contemporary architecture of the space with the ancient motifs on the pyramid. El Nino incorporated symbolism of the demigod that is part holy child, part weather demon, with the El Sexenio, the six year presidential term that prompts cycles of havoc/progress in the Mexican economy. The interior of the pyramid was visible through glass staircases on the sides of the pyramid, revealing plaster statues of Jesus in a womblike cavern. "El Niño" captured the intersection of different traditions and lifestyles within the Mexican region that create a hybridization of culture. --inSITE97 Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 03, Item 083) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Arms (Animal Components) Boundaries Sculpture (Visual Work) Mexican-American Border Region Infants Signs And Symbols Insite97 Hearts (Motifs) Pyramids Installations (Visual Works) Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Ayate Car: Car Installed By The Border Fence
title Ayate Car: Car Installed By The Border Fencedescription Betsabee Romero's inSITE97 project, "Ayate Car," was installed next to the border fence in Colonia Libertad. Romero covered a 1955 Ford Crown Victoria with floral painted fabric and filled it with roses that decayed slowly over the course of the exhibition. The residents of the colonia protected the car throughout the exhibition and saw it as their own shrine. Meant to contrast the masculine with the feminine, the car was a symbol of refuge and an altar at which residents could seek solace from the struggles that are a part of daily life in Colonia Libertad. --inSITE97 Colonia Libertad, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 310, Folder 04, Item 314) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Walls Automobiles Humor Materials--Deterioration Sculpture (Visual Work) Public Art Boundary Boundaries Assemblage (Sculpture Technique) Installations (Visual Works) Mexican-American Border Region Masculinity Performance Art Insite97 Femininity Freestanding Altarscontributor Calisphere -
Awasinake (On The Other Side): Theatre Facade With Marquee Photographs At Dusk
title Awasinake (On The Other Side): Theatre Facade With Marquee Photographs At Duskdescription For inSITE97, Rebecca Belmore created a large-scale photographic work installed on the abandoned marquee of the historic Casino Theatre in downtown San Diego. "Awasinake (on the Other Side)/Awasinake (en el otro lado)" was based on the ritual of waiting to cross the border from Mexico to the US. Belmore wanted the photographs of indigenous women waiting at the border fence in Tijuana to reflect the mood of the dilapidated Casino Theatre itself, waiting to be reclaimed and refurbished by the city. The size and elongated format of the portraits evoked the feel of an epic narrative unfolding before the viewer. --inSITE97 Photographs Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 02, Item 044) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Refurbishment Façades Political Art Portraits Boundaries Sculpture (Visual Work) Public Art Feminism Mexican-American Border Region Evening Insite97 Marquees Renovation Installations (Visual Works) Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Minicity: General View Of "City" From Above
title Minicity: General View Of "City" From Abovedescription For inSITE97's Community Engagement Program, Amanda Farber developed "miniCITY/miniCIUDAD," an ongoing project constructed by children visiting the San Diego Children's Museum. The miniature city was pieced together from cardboard, scrap materials, and other miscellaneous craft items gathered and donated from various local stores. The open-ended structure of the project allowed children to create their own image of a city based on their personal experiences and imagination. Farber commented that she wanted the piece to focus on the children's ideas and perceptions, not a reflection of her own opinions and preconceptions. The resulting conglomeration of buildings, parks, and spaces of "miniCITY/miniCIUDAD" became a representation not only of the children's individuality and diversity, but also the diversity within the border region of San Diego and Tijuana. --inSITE97 Paintings Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) The New Children's Museum (American museum) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 04, Item 116) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Streets Play Collaboration Children'S Art Education Sculpture (Visual Work) Public Art Mexican-American Border Region Architecture (Object Genre) Cities Insite97 Installations (Visual Works) Border Art Crafts (Art Genres)contributor Calisphere -
La Casita En La Colonia Altamira Calle Rio De Janeiro No. 6757, Tijuana: Pebble Mosaic Floor Of Courtyard
title La Casita En La Colonia Altamira Calle Rio De Janeiro No. 6757, Tijuana: Pebble Mosaic Floor Of Courtyarddescription Architecture and City Planning Colonia Altamira, Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico) Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design Patricia Patterson's inSITE97 project was a collaborative effort to transform a small home in Tijuana into a visually captivating space for the surrounding community to meet, talk, eat, and engage in activities with one another. Working over a period of nine months, Patterson and her team of students and craftsmen renovated, painted, and landscaped the home of the Resendiz family to create a vibrant center in the residential colonia. Once complete, "La Casita en la Colonia Altamira, Calle Rio de Janeiro No. 6757, Tijuana" hosted numerous parties, brunches, and other gatherings of both local residents and visitors from San Diego, making the house a space for cross-cultural exchange and diversity. --inSITE97 Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 310, Folder 03, Item 274) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.artist/creator Chávez, Patriciosubject Landscape Architecture Painting (Coating) Houses Patterns (Design Elements) Color Mosaics (Visual Works) Neighborhoods Public Art Mexican-American Border Region Architecture (Object Genre) Gardening Insite97 Renovation Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Call Waiting: Film Still
title Call Waiting: Film Stilldescription Film, Audio, Video and Digital Art Lorna Simpson's contribution to inSITE97 was a film entitled "Call Waiting," shown at the Santa Fe Depot in downtown San Diego. The film features two women in conversation over the phone, who are interrupted by other callers speaking in different languages. The result is an indecipherable web of open-ended stories and conversations that are carried out between the various speakers. --inSITE97 Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Santa Fe Depot (San Diego, Calif.) Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This film still is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 310, Folder 05, Item 340) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Language Mexican-American Border Region Film Stills Insite97 Telephone Bars (Drinking Establishments)contributor Calisphere -
Border Capsule Ritual Black Star
title Border Capsule Ritual Black Stardescription Eduardo Abaroa's project for inSITE97, Cápsulas santánicas black star/Border Capsule Ritual Black Star, was installed at five locations in downtown San Diego, defining a black star on the city map. At each site was a gumball vending machine containing sculptural elements that reflected the machine's location. The work operated as a mini treasure hunt for the viewer, who found the machines using a map, purchased the prizes, and took them home to create their own satanic ritual. --inSITE97 Abaroa's project was located at Café Lulu, Master Tattoo Studio, The Gas Haus, William Burgett Booksellers, and La Fresqueria in downtown San Diego. San Diego (Calif.) Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 01, Item 002) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Gambling Satanism--Rituals Sculpture (Visual Work) Public Art Mexican-American Border Region Rituals (Events) Signs And Symbols Insite97 Toys (Recreational Artifacts) Installations (Visual Works) Border Art Treasure Hunt (Game)contributor Calisphere -
El Niño: Detail Of Sculpture Arms Holding Broken Bottles
title El Niño: Detail Of Sculpture Arms Holding Broken Bottlesdescription Centro Cultural Tijuana For inSITE97 Einar and Jamex de la Torre constructed "El Niño," a monumental pyramid based on pre-Hispanic design and iconography. The vinyl and glass structure was installed in the lobby of the CECUT in Tijuana, juxtaposing the contemporary architecture of the space with the ancient motifs on the pyramid. El Nino incorporated symbolism of the demigod that is part holy child, part weather demon, with the El Sexenio, the six year presidential term that prompts cycles of havoc/progress in the Mexican economy. The interior of the pyramid was visible through glass staircases on the sides of the pyramid, revealing plaster statues of Jesus in a womblike cavern. "El Niño" captured the intersection of different traditions and lifestyles within the Mexican region that create a hybridization of culture. --inSITE97 Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 03, Item 084) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Arms (Animal Components) Boundaries Sculpture (Visual Work) Mexican-American Border Region Infants Signs And Symbols Insite97 Hearts (Motifs) Pyramids Installations (Visual Works) Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
The Line
title The Linedescription Fernando Arias's project for inSITE97, The Line/La linea, was installed at the ReinCarnation Project in downtown San Diego. Using a piece of the US-Mexico border sheet metal fence slightly suspended above a concrete floor, Arias divided an interior space. Beneath the suspended edge of the fence the artist placed white powder - an image of cocaine about to be cut. Attempting to highlight the human issues raised by illegal drug trafficking among countries of the Americas, Arias focused particularly on the use of the human body as a vehicle for transport and smuggling. During the opening weekend of the exhibition, Arias invited viewers to look into an endoscope running into his body to illustrate the invasive ways in which drugs are transported. --inSITE97 ReinCarnation Project San Diego (Calif.) Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 01, Item 027) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Walls Cocaine Boundaries Sculpture (Visual Work) Drug Traffic Mexican-American Border Region Human Body Fences Insite97 Installations (Visual Works) Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Ayate Car: Model
title Ayate Car: Modeldescription Betsabee Romero's inSITE97 project, "Ayate Car," was installed next to the border fence in Colonia Libertad. Romero covered a 1955 Ford Crown Victoria with floral painted fabric and filled it with roses that decayed slowly over the course of the exhibition. The residents of the colonia protected the car throughout the exhibition and saw it as their own shrine. Meant to contrast the masculine with the feminine, the car was a symbol of refuge and an altar at which residents could seek solace from the struggles that are a part of daily life in Colonia Libertad. --inSITE97 Colonia Libertad, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 310, Folder 04, Item 315) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.artist/creator Romero, Betsabeésubject Automobiles Humor Materials--Deterioration Sculpture (Visual Work) Public Art Assemblage (Sculpture Technique) Mexican-American Border Region Masculinity Performance Art Toys (Recreational Artifacts) Insite97 Femininity Freestanding Altarscontributor Calisphere -
Rowing In Eden
title Rowing In Edendescription Film, Audio, Video and Digital Art For inSITE97, Deborah Small created an installation and digital presentation at the Santa Fe Depot in downtown San Diego, entitled "Rowing in Eden/Remando en el Eden/Pelando en el Eden/Formando Hileras." A collaboration with three other artists, the installation explored the historical relationship between women and plants, focusing on the women who became labeled as witches for their unique knowledge as herbalists or healers. The installation included dried and live plants, a digital projection with images, text and voice, and an audio installation with voice and music. It emphasized not only the women's persecution but also celebrated their extraordinary powers and insight into consciousness and divinity. --inSITE97 Santa Fe Depot (San Diego, Calif.) Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 310, Folder 06, Item 351) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Computer-Generated Women Collaboration Installations (Visual Works) Mexican-American Border Region Shamans Insite97 Herbalists Traditional Medicine Healers Video Art Curanderismocontributor Calisphere -
The Loop: Map Of The World
title The Loop: Map Of The Worlddescription Centro Cultural Tijuana From June 1 to July 5, 1997, Francis Alys traveled from Tijuana to San Diego without crossing the US-Mexico border by circumnavigating the globe. His project, The Loop, took him from his starting point at the border fence in Tijuana, to the same point on the border fence in San Diego. Stopping in places such as Australia, China, and Canada, Alys documented the trip through email, journal entries, photographs, and mementos found along the way. Alys stated that his project was an investigation of the verbal, visual, and bicultural, and was to remain independent from any critical implications and conclusions beyond the physical displacement of the artist. This documentation, as well as a series of postcards created by the artist during his travels, was displayed at the CECUT during the public phase of inSITE97. --inSITE97 Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 01, Item 024) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.artist/creator Alÿs, Franciscontributor Calisphere -
La Casita En La Colonia Altamira Calle Rio De Janeiro No. 6757, Tijuana: Bedroom
title La Casita En La Colonia Altamira Calle Rio De Janeiro No. 6757, Tijuana: Bedroomdescription Architecture and City Planning Colonia Altamira, Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico) Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design Patricia Patterson's inSITE97 project was a collaborative effort to transform a small home in Tijuana into a visually captivating space for the surrounding community to meet, talk, eat, and engage in activities with one another. Working over a period of nine months, Patterson and her team of students and craftsmen renovated, painted, and landscaped the home of the Resendiz family to create a vibrant center in the residential colonia. Once complete, "La Casita en la Colonia Altamira, Calle Rio de Janeiro No. 6757, Tijuana" hosted numerous parties, brunches, and other gatherings of both local residents and visitors from San Diego, making the house a space for cross-cultural exchange and diversity. --inSITE97 Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 310, Folder 03, Item 275) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Landscape Architecture Painting (Coating) Houses Color Neighborhoods Public Art Mexican-American Border Region Architecture (Object Genre) Gardening Bedrooms Insite97 Renovation Installations (Visual Works) Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Milk At L'Urbe Mooseum: Detail
title Milk At L'Urbe Mooseum: Detaildescription Collaborating with three other artists for her inSITE97 project, Helen Escobedo created a three-room installation at the ReinCarnation Project in downtown San Diego. "Milk at the L'Ubre Mooseum" was a spoof on the continuous efforts to improve milk's marketability. The Three rooms, the De-Spotting Room, Freeze-Dri room, and PR room, incorporated the machinery and equipment left from the ReinCarnation's milk factory and introduced new objects, such as the oversized papier-mache cow suspended from the ceiling, sadly stripped of its spots. In her proposal, Escobedo suggested the installation was meant to examine the meaning of milk to people on both sides of the border. --inSITE97 Paintings Performing Arts (including Performance Art) ReinCarnation Project San Diego (Calif.) Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 04, Item 110) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Manufacturing Processes Milk Humor Factories Sculpture (Visual Work) Cows Mexican-American Border Region Insite97 Industries Installations (Visual Works)contributor Calisphere -
Piñatas Encantadas
title Piñatas Encantadasdescription Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, Calif.) For his inSITE97 Community Engagement project, San Diego artist Roberto Salas collaborated with artists in Tijuana and San Diego as well as San Diego students to create a piñata installation at the Centro Cultural de la Raza. Salas designed the piñatas in reference to his perceptions of traditional, popular, and personal iconography and allowed the artists to incorporate their own perspectives as the piñatas were fabricated. With bold colors and unusual imagery, "Piñatas encantadas" visually reinterpreted the traditional Mexican piñata while celebrating its history and mythology. As part of the installation, the piñata blueprints were displayed and students painted a mural that echoed themes from the piñatas. --inSITE97 Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 310, Folder 05, Item 330) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Humor Crosses Boundaries Sculpture (Visual Work) Mexican-American Border Region Toys (Recreational Artifacts) Insite97 Piñatas Hearts (Motifs) Installations (Visual Works) Border Art Crafts (Art Genres)contributor Calisphere -
Consigned To Border: The Terror And Possibility In The Things Not Seen: Five-Sided Billboard
title Consigned To Border: The Terror And Possibility In The Things Not Seen: Five-Sided Billboarddescription For her inSITE97 project, "Consigned to Border: The terror and possibility in the things not seen/Consignado a la frontera: el terror y la posibilidad en las cosas que no se han visto," Judith Barry designed a five-sided, T-shaped billboard upon which changing images of regional landscapes were projected. Located at the Children's Museum in downtown San Diego, this indoor installation invited the viewer to compare the two border cities, San Diego and Tijuana, cities with similar geographies but very dissimilar appearances. Each side of the billboard focused on a different section of each city, from the coastlines to busy urban spaces, using Photography and collage. --inSITE97 Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) The New Children's Museum (American museum) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 02, Item 035) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Multi-Channel Video Installations Landscapes (Representations) Boundaries Sculpture (Visual Work) Mexican-American Border Region Billboards (Site Elements) Cities Insite97 Installations (Visual Works) Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Border Capsule Ritual Black Star
title Border Capsule Ritual Black Stardescription Eduardo Abaroa's project for inSITE97, Cápsulas santánicas black star/Border Capsule Ritual Black Star, was installed at five locations in downtown San Diego, defining a black star on the city map. At each site was a gumball vending machine containing sculptural elements that reflected the machine's location. The work operated as a mini treasure hunt for the viewer, who found the machines using a map, purchased the prizes, and took them home to create their own satanic ritual. --inSITE97 Abaroa's project was located at Café Lulu, Master Tattoo Studio, The Gas Haus, William Burgett Booksellers, and La Fresqueria in downtown San Diego. San Diego (Calif.) Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 01, Item 003) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Gambling Satanism--Rituals Sculpture (Visual Work) Public Art Mexican-American Border Region Rituals (Events) Signs And Symbols Insite97 Toys (Recreational Artifacts) Installations (Visual Works) Border Art Treasure Hunt (Game)contributor Calisphere -
The Other Side
title The Other Sidedescription ReinCarnation Project San Diego (Calif.) Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 310, Folder 01, Item 197) Using a room with a large wall of windows at the ReinCarnation Project in downtown San Diego, David Lamelas constructed "The Other Side/El otro lado." Dividing the room in half with a fifth wall, Lamelas plunged one side of the room into total darkness, while leaving the second half full of natural light from the window. Lamelas then cut a small hole in the fifth wall at eye level, allowing a single shaft of light to beam through into the darkness. Viewers could approach the room from either side of the fifth wall and peer into the dark or light side of the space. Positing the division of resources and rights between powers, Lamelas created his own border zone of privileged and unprivileged spaces. --inSITE97 [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Political Art Boundaries Sculpture (Visual Work) Mexican-American Border Region Light (Energy) Insite97 Installations (Visual Works) Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Milk At L'Urbe Mooseum: Detail Of Freez-Dri Room
title Milk At L'Urbe Mooseum: Detail Of Freez-Dri Roomdescription Collaborating with three other artists for her inSITE97 project, Helen Escobedo created a three-room installation at the ReinCarnation Project in downtown San Diego. "Milk at the L'Ubre Mooseum" was a spoof on the continuous efforts to improve milk's marketability. The Three rooms, the De-Spotting Room, Freeze-Dri room, and PR room, incorporated the machinery and equipment left from the ReinCarnation's milk factory and introduced new objects, such as the oversized papier-mache cow suspended from the ceiling, sadly stripped of its spots. In her proposal, Escobedo suggested the installation was meant to examine the meaning of milk to people on both sides of the border. --inSITE97 Paintings Performing Arts (including Performance Art) ReinCarnation Project San Diego (Calif.) Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 04, Item 111) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Manufacturing Processes Milk Humor Factories Sculpture (Visual Work) Cows Mexican-American Border Region Insite97 Industries Installations (Visual Works)contributor Calisphere -
Ayate Car: Video
title Ayate Car: Videodescription Betsabee Romero's inSITE97 project, Ayate Car, was installed next to the border fence in Colonia Libertad. Romero covered a 1955 Ford Crown Victoria with floral painted fabric and filled it with roses that decayed slowly over the course of the exhibition. The residents of the colonia protected the car throughout the exhibition and saw it as their own shrine. Meant to contrast the masculine with the feminine, the car was a symbol of refuge and an altar at which residents could seek solace from the struggles that are a part of daily life in Colonia Libertad. --inSITE97 Film, Audio, Video and Digital Art Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This video file was extracted from a DVD-R from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 256, DVD 97-12) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.artist/creator Romero, Betsabeésubject Landscapes (Representations) Walls Automobiles Humor Boundary Boundaries Mexican-American Border Region Masculinity Insite97 Femininity Animated Films Freestanding Altars Border Art Video Artcontributor Calisphere -
Photographs
title Photographsdescription Centro Cultural Tijuana For inSITE97, Ken Lum created two oversized large-scale photographs that were shown at the Centro Cultural Tijuana. The first photograph showed a young girl in San Diego talking on the phone about plans to eat either Mexican or Chinese food. The second photograph, with text from a popular Mexican children's rhyme, shows a young boy selling American soda and candy. The work suggests the blurring of cultural borders despite the adamantly divisive physical barrier. As a Canadian living near the northern US border, Lum stated that his experience in San Diego and Tijuana during inSITE97 caused him to rethink his notion of borders, and consider how the United States, with its pervasive capitalism and culture, borders nations throughout the world. --inSITE97 Photographs Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 310, Folder 02, Item 208) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Cell Phones Boundaries Texts (Document Genres) Mexican-American Border Region Conversation Ethnicity Insite97 Photography Food Installations (Visual Works) Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Untitled Depot: View Of Space Between Walls
title Untitled Depot: View Of Space Between Wallsdescription Garden and Landscape Nari Ward's "Untitled Depot/Estacion sin titulo," installed at Playas de Tijuana, was an interactive piece that brought people together. Dedicated to the healer and child in everyone, the installation was constructed from doors, bed springs, and other found materials that visitors could walk through and experiment with. Ward felt that the physical interaction that brought visitors together inside the installation was vital for the totality of the piece. The bed springs that encouraged visitors to jump up and down were based on Ward's interest in suspension, and the balance it implies between rest and motion -- inSITE97 Plaza de Toros Monumental de Aguascalientes (Aguascalientes, Mexico) Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 311, Folder 01, Item 399) Tijuana, Playas de, Baja California Norte, Mexico [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.artist/creator Ward, Narisubject Walls Play Boundaries Sculpture (Visual Work) Public Art Mexican-American Border Region Insite97 Installations (Visual Works) Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Piñatas Encantadas
title Piñatas Encantadasdescription Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, Calif.) For his inSITE97 Community Engagement project, San Diego artist Roberto Salas collaborated with artists in Tijuana and San Diego as well as San Diego students to create a piñata installation at the Centro Cultural de la Raza. Salas designed the piñatas in reference to his perceptions of traditional, popular, and personal iconography and allowed the artists to incorporate their own perspectives as the piñatas were fabricated. With bold colors and unusual imagery, "Piñatas encantadas" visually reinterpreted the traditional Mexican piñata while celebrating its history and mythology. As part of the installation, the piñata blueprints were displayed and students painted a mural that echoed themes from the piñatas. --inSITE97 Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 310, Folder 05, Item 331) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Humor Crosses Boundaries Sculpture (Visual Work) Half Moons (Motifs) Skull Mexican-American Border Region Suns (Stars) Insite97 Toys (Recreational Artifacts) Piñatas Hearts (Motifs) Installations (Visual Works) Border Art Crafts (Art Genres)contributor Calisphere -
The Good Neighbor: Detail Of Circular Saw Blade Surrounded By Chili Powder
title The Good Neighbor: Detail Of Circular Saw Blade Surrounded By Chili Powderdescription Casa de la Cultura de Tijuana Installed at the Casa de la Cultura in Tijuana, Tony Capellan's inSITE97 piece, El buen vecino/The Good Neighbor, was a symbol of the border and the consequences brought by partitioning land between two powers. The two chairs at the heads of table represented to United States and Mexican governments, and the table, covered in chili peppers, was dissected by a raucous, spinning buzz saw. Originally conceived to represent two hundred years of land treaties between the two countries, the final installation emphasized the violence and loss experienced by Mexico when the country was divested of its lands. --inSITE97 Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 03, Item 061) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Boundaries Sculpture (Visual Work) Machinery Deaths Mexican-American Border Region Violence Hazards Insite97 Installations (Visual Works) Border Art Furniturecontributor Calisphere -
Island On The Fence: Drawing: View Of Proposal Model: Floating Island With Border Fence In Background
title Island On The Fence: Drawing: View Of Proposal Model: Floating Island With Border Fence In Backgrounddescription For inSITE97, Vito Acconci proposed to extend the existing US-Mexico border fence out into the Pacific Ocean by constructing a floating island that would move with the tides. Fabricated with sand and rocks atop a fiberglass structure, the island would have Umbrellas to provide shade and space for swimmers from either side of the border to rest. Envisioned to represent a liminal space, the island would allow people to escape the border's constraints on people's lives and movement, if only temporarily. Due to various obstacles, including permissions and construction costs, Island of the Fence/Isla en la muralla remains unrealized. --inSITE97 Graphic Design and Illustration Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 01, Item 004) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Artificial Islands Walls Leisure Pacific Ocean Boundaries Sculpture (Visual Work) Flotation Islands Mexican-American Border Region Fences Insite97 Public Sculpture Drawings (Visual Works) Umbrellas Installations (Visual Works) Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Serpent Column, Auto-Sacrifice
title Serpent Column, Auto-Sacrificedescription Casa de la Cultura de Tijuana Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) Spring Hurlbut's work for inSITE97, "Columna serpiente, autosacrificio," was installed in the staircases of the Casa de la Cultura in Tijuana. Hurlbut designed cast-plaster Greek columns covered in coiling serpents, and column bases holding pairs of skeletal feet. Referencing symbols of victimization and bloodshed from Mexican and Greek history and mythology, Hurlbut wished to use architecture to examine the development of civilization and territories around the border. --inSITE97 This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 06, Item 158) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Sculpture (Visual Work) Public Art Mexican-American Border Region Sacrifice Insite97 Snakes Foot Columns (Architectural Elements) Installations (Visual Works) Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
The Other Side
title The Other Sidedescription ReinCarnation Project San Diego (Calif.) Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 310, Folder 01, Item 198) Using a room with a large wall of windows at the ReinCarnation Project in downtown San Diego, David Lamelas constructed "The Other Side/El otro lado." Dividing the room in half with a fifth wall, Lamelas plunged one side of the room into total darkness, while leaving the second half full of natural light from the window. Lamelas then cut a small hole in the fifth wall at eye level, allowing a single shaft of light to beam through into the darkness. Viewers could approach the room from either side of the fifth wall and peer into the dark or light side of the space. Positing the division of resources and rights between powers, Lamelas created his own border zone of privileged and unprivileged spaces. --inSITE97 [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Political Art Boundaries Sculpture (Visual Work) Mexican-American Border Region Light (Energy) Insite97 Installations (Visual Works) Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Press Coverage, Kpbs Radio
title Press Coverage, Kpbs Radiodescription Film, Audio, Video and Digital Art Radio news program "These Days". Host Dan Irwin interviews Kim Adams, Michael Krichman, Lorna Simpson and Thomas Glassford about their participation in inSITE97. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This sound recording was extracted from a CD-R from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 254, CD 97-29) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.artist/creator Unknownsubject Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico) Irwin, Dan (American Broadcaster) Adams, Kim (Canadian Sculptor, Born 1951) Interviews San Diego (Calif.) Sound Recordings Mexican-American Border Region Simpson, Lorna (American Photographer And Installation Artist, Born 1960) Glassford, Thomas (American Installation And Video Artist, Born 1963) Insite97 Krichman, Michael Radio Programs Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Alien Toy Uco (Unidentified Crusing Object)
title Alien Toy Uco (Unidentified Crusing Object)description Barrio Logan (San Diego, Calif.) Film, Audio, Video and Digital Art For inSITE97 Rubén Ortiz Torres collaborated with Salvador "Chava" Munoz to construct "Alien Toy UCO (Unidentified Cruising Object)/La ranfla cosmica ORNI (Objeto rodante no identificado)," a lowrider car that was converted into a dancing hydraulics wonder in the form of a Border Patrol vehicle. Chava, a world champion in radical bed dancing, reworked each section of the car to move and spin on its own set of hydraulics and arms. Ortiz Torres produced a film with alien imagery and clips of the car in action to accompany the installation. Ortiz Torres stated that the car was a product of cultural migration and exchange, a visual manifestation of the cultural hybridization in Southern California. --inSITE97 Http://www.track16.com/exhibitions/ruben/ruben.html Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 310, Folder 03, Item 259) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Popular Culture Unidentified Flying Objects Automobiles Political Art Humor Boundaries Sculpture (Visual Work) Mexican-American Border Region Performance Art Insite97 Installations (Visual Works) Border Art Video Artcontributor Calisphere -
The Great Balboa Park Landfill Exposition Of 1997: Bales Of Hay
title The Great Balboa Park Landfill Exposition Of 1997: Bales Of Haydescription Balboa Park (San Diego, Calif.) Cindy Zimmerman's Community Engagement project for inSITE97 was the development of a new park environment at the landfill adjacent to Florida Canyon in Balboa Park. Constructing the piece over several months, Zimmerman involved children and families in the creation and placement of straw bales and clay in the landfill to make labyrinths, temporary earthworks, and adobe structures. "The Great Balboa Park Landfill Exposition of 1997/La gran exposicion del relleno del Balboa Park 1997" transformed an unused and unattractive plot of land into a new community park and art installation. Zimmerman led workshops and meetings throughout the project to involve the community and collaborate with the participants to create art from organic materials. -- inSITE97 Garden and Landscape Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 311, Folder 02, Item 425) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Landfills Community Arts Projects Play Workshops (Seminars) Sculpture (Visual Work) Mexican-American Border Region Insite97 Renovation Installations (Visual Works) Artistic Collaborationcontributor Calisphere -
Desert Blizzard
title Desert Blizzarddescription Film, Audio, Video and Digital Art Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Santa Fe Depot (San Diego, Calif.) Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This video file was extracted from a DVD-R from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 256, DVD 97-09) Video of skywriting over the desert, shown at the Santa Fe Depot in downtown San Diego [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.artist/creator Simmons, Garysubject Spectacular, The Humor Airplanes Mexican-American Border Region Sky Stars Projections (Visual Works) Abstract (Fine Arts Style) Insite97 Drawings (Visual Works) Skywriting Installations (Visual Works) Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
El Round Nuestro De Cada Día: Detail Of Boxers
title El Round Nuestro De Cada Día: Detail Of Boxersdescription Manolo Escutia's inSITE97 work, "El round nuestro de cada día/Our Daily Rounds," consisted of four monumentally scaled boxing figures in the style of traditional small wooden Mexican "thumb toys." Made to be fully operable by the viewer, the boxers were installed at the Palenque (cock-fighting pit) in Playas de Tijuana. In a statement about the work, Escutia referred to the endless fighting humans engage in, against the struggles of daily life, others, and the self. His work presented the stage for confrontation, but left it to the viewer to either realize victory or admit defeat. --inSITE97 Palenque, Cortijo San Jose, Tijuana, Playas de, Baja California Norte, Mexico Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 04, Item 112) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Boxers (Sports) Arenas Battles Political Art Cockfighting Humor Sculpture (Visual Work) Public Art Mexican-American Border Region Violence Performance Art Toys (Recreational Artifacts) Insite97 Installations (Visual Works) Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Blue Students
title Blue Studentsdescription Casa de la Cultura de Tijuana Liz Magor's inSITE97 project was an experiment in Photography that involved portraits of students from both the School of Creative and Performing Arts in San Diego and the Preparatoria Federal Lazaro Cardenas in Tijuana. For "Blue Students/Alumnos en Azul," Magor took portraits of numerous senior students and created various format negatives. She pressed the negatives with paper covered in iron salts that converted each into a positive blue image under exposure to Daylight. Magor placed the negatives throughout San Diego and Tijuana, and allowed the various states of light to produce the final pictures. By the end of the exhibition, only a few images had not been completely obscured by effects of the Daylight. Magor stated that the final images in their various stages of legibility represented the power of circumstance and chance that governs the path of people's lives. --inSITE97 Photographs San Diego (Calif.) Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 310, Folder 02, Item 220) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Portraits Boundaries Mexican-American Border Region Photography Insite97 Blue (Color) Installations (Visual Works)contributor Calisphere -
Photographs
title Photographsdescription For inSITE97, Ken Lum created two oversized large-scale photographs that were shown at the Centro Cultural Tijuana. The first photograph showed a young girl in San Diego talking on the phone about plans to eat either Mexican or Chinese food. The second photograph, with text from a popular Mexican children's rhyme, shows a young boy selling American soda and candy. The work suggests the blurring of cultural borders despite the adamantly divisive physical barrier. As a Canadian living near the northern US border, Lum stated that his experience in San Diego and Tijuana during inSITE97 caused him to rethink his notion of borders, and consider how the United States, with its pervasive capitalism and culture, borders nations throughout the world. --inSITE97 Photographs Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 310, Folder 02, Item 209) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Songs (Oral Or Performed Works) Boundaries Texts (Document Genres) Children (People By Age Group) Mexican-American Border Region Poverty Photography Insite97 Street Vendors Installations (Visual Works) Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Untitled Depot: Visitors Between Walls, Bouncing On Bed Springs
title Untitled Depot: Visitors Between Walls, Bouncing On Bed Springsdescription Garden and Landscape Nari Ward's "Untitled Depot/Estacion sin titulo," installed at Playas de Tijuana, was an interactive piece that brought people together. Dedicated to the healer and child in everyone, the installation was constructed from doors, bed springs, and other found materials that visitors could walk through and experiment with. Ward felt that the physical interaction that brought visitors together inside the installation was vital for the totality of the piece. The bed springs that encouraged visitors to jump up and down were based on Ward's interest in suspension, and the balance it implies between rest and motion -- inSITE97 Plaza de Toros Monumental de Aguascalientes (Aguascalientes, Mexico) Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 311, Folder 01, Item 400) Tijuana, Playas de, Baja California Norte, Mexico [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Walls Play Boundaries Sculpture (Visual Work) Public Art Mexican-American Border Region Insite97 Installations (Visual Works) Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
The Good Neighbor
title The Good Neighbordescription Casa de la Cultura de Tijuana Installed at the Casa de la Cultura in Tijuana, Tony Capellan's inSITE97 piece, El buen vecino/The Good Neighbor, was a symbol of the border and the consequences brought by partitioning land between two powers. The two chairs at the heads of table represented to United States and Mexican governments, and the table, covered in chili peppers, was dissected by a raucous, spinning buzz saw. Originally conceived to represent two hundred years of land treaties between the two countries, the final installation emphasized the violence and loss experienced by Mexico when the country was divested of its lands. --inSITE97 Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 03, Item 062) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Boundaries Sculpture (Visual Work) Machinery Deaths Mexican-American Border Region Violence Hazards Insite97 Installations (Visual Works) Border Art Furniturecontributor Calisphere -
Serpent Column, Auto-Sacrifice: Column Capitals And Bases With Vertabrae And Feet
title Serpent Column, Auto-Sacrifice: Column Capitals And Bases With Vertabrae And Feetdescription Casa de la Cultura de Tijuana Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) Spring Hurlbut's work for inSITE97, "Columna serpiente, autosacrificio," was installed in the staircases of the Casa de la Cultura in Tijuana. Hurlbut designed cast-plaster Greek columns covered in coiling serpents, and column bases holding pairs of skeletal feet. Referencing symbols of victimization and bloodshed from Mexican and Greek history and mythology, Hurlbut wished to use architecture to examine the development of civilization and territories around the border. --inSITE97 This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 06, Item 159) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Sculpture (Visual Work) Public Art Mexican-American Border Region Sacrifice Insite97 Snakes Foot Columns (Architectural Elements) Installations (Visual Works) Border Art Vertabraecontributor Calisphere