Gray Area in San Francisco had this incredible exhibit by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer called, Techs-Mechs: A Survey of Mexican Technological Culture. It demonstrated the use of technology to connect people in these beautiful and creative ways with substantive depth that revealed itself with a little time and attention.
You could play and mess up a screen full of text, and then realize you were playing in political articles and disrupting the story. A heart beat could be heard and seen through an expansive display of hanging lights, and then another heart beat could be combined with it to create new patterns and sounds.
There was also a short documentary showing how the artist was able to use light beams to transfer sound across the Mexican boarder. People on either side could talk to each other and learn of each other's experiences.
I often think of ways I could use art to transcend boundaries and bring people together, and this exhibit did it in such a touching, fun, and inspiring way.
Thank you, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. 🙏
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