9/26/11

Land & Escape // Friday, September 30th, 6pm -10pm


Originally we postponed this event due to unfortunate circumstances. We are now able to present New Work by Amanda Gutierrez. Join us for this 'one night only' screening/video installation. See you then!

9/20/11

New Work by Amanda Gutierrez//CANCELLED

Due to unfortunate circumstances, the events scheduled for 9/23-9/30 have been cancelled. Please stay tuned for future invites to the rescheduled screenings.

Thank you,
Adriana Baltazar/Cobalt Studio

9/1/11

September brings- New work by Amanda Gutierrez


Land and Escape
New Work by Amanda Gutierrez

(2 Video Installation presentations)

September 23, 6pm -10pm
September 30, 6pm -10pm

Cobalt  Studio
1950 W. 21st St, Storefront
Chicago IL


The stories presented in “Land and escape”, are immigrant’s memories exposing their personal journey and adaptation process in foreign countries. Labor is the main motivation of displacement and settlement in each story. The subjects converge in places such as Askeaton, in Ireland, Oaxaca in Mexico, and Chicago in the US. 


Concepts of memory, space and homesickness are intimately related in this video series. The exploration of these topics is guided by formal conventions related to documentary. 

This project aims to develop a visual narrative based on a collection of audio narratives (voice over) and their connection to related landscapes, as the main source of visual remembrance.  In this exploration the project confronts the narrative over its construction, creating different interpretations through formal problems and questions about the subjects motives.