Mary Corey March |
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Installation
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Cultural Fabric Breathes Still (2015), Mixed Media Participatory, Reactive Installation, including arduinos driving fans, motion sensors and audio, recordings of endangered language speakers, fans, fabric, wood, acrylic signs. 46" x 22" x 36" This piece was accomplished with the technical contribution and creative collaboration of Daniel Garcia. |
When a viewer approaches, one of the fabrics begin to "breathe". At the same time you hear an endangered language speaker coorsponding to that fabric tell their story and giving a personal translation of a word which does not directly translate into a mainstream language which may say something about that culture.