Nombrar el agua
Nombrar el agua, an installation of embroidery hoops and single-channel video with sound, in which words in different native languages of Mexico are embroidered by hand to name the water. This piece is based on a legend of a community in the Huasteca mountains that once a year spends the night naming all the things […]
For the Animals: Tania Candiani, Part II
ASU Art Museum is presenting a site-specific installation that incorporates sound, land, and animals as a way to raise awareness about risks facing endangered species living in the Sonoran Desert. Tania Candiani worked with electronic musicians to create experimental sound scores conceived as lullabies for these indigenous animals. The exhibit includes videos, sculptural sounds works, […]
Reverencia
Reverencia (Reverence). Penachos Series is an installation composed of a traditional Mexican headdress, a choreography, an action recorded on video, and live activations that resignify a traditional dance called Danza de Los Quetzales. Reverencia proposes a reinterpretation of the symbolic meaning of the movements of the Danza de Los Quetzales, as well as a translation […]