Split-screen Video, Stereo Sound, 07:10min
Earth Day Art Model Festival
Indiana University, April 2021
the moon seems closer
mn gallery + studio
Chicago, US September 2022
︎︎︎https://youtu.be/qcDiO-9O35Y
Is there paradise on earth? If so, how many? A Google Earth walk through the cities of Valparaíso, Chile and
Valparaiso, Indiana, USA, are displayed side-by-side, along with sound recordings from the two cities. The sound
and image of Valparaíso, Chile is represented by the left audio-visual channel, while the sound and image of
Valparaiso, Indiana is represented by the right. The two walks follow one set of directions: a turn left in one city,
corresponds to a turn left in the other city.
As a bustling urban city of the Global South collides with a residential suburb of the Global North, two contrasting
worlds merge into a single, dreamlike landscape. Tropical palm trees pop up next to autumn maple trees, winding
streets intersect with wide driveways, and bright city murals meet private white mansions. As the cursor navigates its
way through two Valparaiso cities, it also navigates through their geopolitical, cultural, and social landscapes. How
does one paradise compare with the other? Does one paradise change our view of the other?
Image from Google Earth Maps
Sound from https://aporee.org/maps/
