Returning a Sound
Jennifer Allora, Guillermo Calzadilla PR, 2004, 5', SD video
Returning a Sound documents a symbolic reclaiming of the land by activist Homar, who travels by an adapted moped in areas that were forbidden to the residents of Vieques for decades. A trumpet has been affixed to the muffler of the moped, which emits a call that varies in pitch due to the land’s terrain and the speed of the bike. This “anthem”—created by an instrument typically used for military ballads—recalls abrasive sounds, such as the bombs that were deployed by the U.S. Navy on Vieques for over sixty years. (IMA)
Sat 1/10 Kino SC 16:00
