MONIKA BRAVO PROPOSAL: so far away yet so close: encuentra al coyote
MONIKA BRAVO so far away yet so close:
virtually
walking
along the us /mexico
border via google earth
MONIKA BRAVO so far away yet so close:
appropriating photographs from users posted on the net.
california
gulf of MEXICO
MONIKA BRAVO so far away yet so close:
with this piece, I am interested on exploring the limitations and
boundaries created by man’s ideologies, Nature is unaware of conflict because is void of mind, it does not know the difference between north, south, east and west, the landscape IS,
MONIKA BRAVO so far away yet so close:
The international
border between the United States and Mexico extends over 3,141 km (1,952 miles)
overlaying satellite/ natural landscapes with imaginary lines
that create political borders
MONIKA BRAVO so far away yet so close:
glass/ mirror/ aluminum
IMAGINARY line that creates differences, conflict and that divides cultures - it enforces radicalism, closeness and fosters fear-
MONIKA BRAVO so far away yet so close: encuentra al coyote
I created a long strip of snapshots. only
land, no fences, no bridges, nor patrols. timeless images, is it 1846 or 2011?
MONIKA BRAVO so far away yet so close: encuentra al coyote
encuentra al
coyote, ( try to find el coyote), the animal? the myth? or the smuggler of mexican nationals across the border?
MONIKA BRAVO so far away yet so close:
In SO FAR AWAY YET SO CLOSE, I am interested on exploring the limitations and boundaries created by man’s ideologies, Nature is unaware of conflict because is void of mind, it does not know the difference between north, south, east and west, because landscape IS, I walked virtually along the US/Mexico border via google earth appropriating photographs from users posted along the map and overlaying them with satellite images. I created a long strip of timeless images only land, no fences, no bridges, nor patrols. just landscape. These natural landscapes are traced with imaginary lines that create political borders, also create differences, conflict that divide cultures. it enforces radicalism, closeness and fosters fear-
so far away yet so close 2011 12 x 72� archival pigment film, glass, aluminum installation view
MONIKA BRAVO so far away yet so close:
so far away yet so close 2011 12 x 72� archival pigment film, glass, aluminum
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