Roundtrip: the Puerto Rican diaspora and the arts exhibition
CROSSING BORDERS "The risk, the anticipation, the luck, walk on a tightrope, the riddles and the fortuitous; these are the elements of life that are translated into the practice of the game, in the act of rolling the dice and turning the wheel of fortune "- Anaida Hernández Fragment of the essay by Laura Bravo Roulette of Fortune: The American Dream, From the Illegal Games exhibition, 1998 - 1999 Particitative Installation (polychrome wood, acrylic painting and steel) Variable measures Junio 2017 - enero 2018 La ruleta de la fortuna: el sueño americano , 1998 - 1999 I nstalation view: Grand Center Art Center, Gallery, Cal. State University The risk and emotion of the game are star resources of this piece, where the public is invited to participate with the purpose of experiencing the sensation of venturing to reach an idealized life in a foreign space. The mythical dream of the protagonist country is recognizable through symbols such a...