May '17 - Aug '17
So the time has arrived to exhibit the work we have been doing in Tijuana. If you are nearby, stop by. Escuela is on the famous Avenida Revolucion.
"Constellations, when uncovered, are documented with layered maps, photographs, interviews, and articles, giving us an urban scope like that of horoscopic formations we see and ponder on the vast Milky Way."
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As it was predicted and desired, the Constellations project is having its own life and form/format/look. The most valuable here that we are finding a very hands-on way of studying and documenting the city like Tijuana where there are hundreds of stories, street patterns, densities, orthogonal... View full entry
Partial model by Jesus Serrano FigueroaInto the third week, our documentation and the ideas for the format are becoming clearer. We start to do the fieldwork and the final exhibition is slowly forming. Among other material, team member Jose de Jesus Serrano Figueroa developing 3D prints of the... View full entry
Into the second week of the research, series of constellations are fast emerging. We have located about two dozens already. Tijuana is like a galaxy with endless stories. A young city already rich in urban archeology. Here is a Constellation Colosio to give you a sample of constellar structures we... View full entry
Constellations originally started as a made to order work when I was invited by Bryan Finoki to participate in the Los Angeles issue of Postopolis L.A. curated by Bryan and Geoff Manaugh and others. It was the second installation of Postopolis! previously launched in New York at the Storefront for... View full entry
Constellations of Tijuana: A research study in Urbanism Old stories, new finds, physical and fictional speculations Studies of various grid collisions and political ideologies Planned and spontaneous explorations Creative and generative recording and the study of the city ELA, Escuela Libre De Arquitectura Tijuana, Mexico June - August 2017