San Francisco, CA
TECHS-MECHS
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer presents TECHS-MECHS; A Survey of Mexican Technological Culture
At the heart of this landmark exhibition is the West Coast premiere of “Pulse Topology” (2021), a monumental, participatory installation that represents the culmination of Lozano-Hemmer’s most celebrated series of works activated by the human pulse, previously shown to great acclaim in Canada, Brazil, Switzerland and other countries. Composed of three thousand suspended light bulbs, each glimmering to the heartbeat of a different participant, the installation creates an immersive chorus of light and sound inspired by the classic Mexican film “Macario” (1960).
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Spanning immersive installations, kinetic sculptures, generative animations, and large-scale shadow theaters, TECHS-MECHS presents canonical works from Lozano-Hemmer's oeuvre alongside a rich chronology of technological cultural history in the artist's native Mexico.
Ages: All ages
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