Zulma Aguiar: Electronic Artist of New Media

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Turnstyle Video Documentation @
Media Noche Gallery, East Harlem NYC (press release)

For more information about the Turnstyle Art Piece read what I said in my Thesis about it here.

Turnstyle (2006) Interactive Installation with two switched videos using Max MSP/Jitter	Visitor walks into gallery and sees a turnstile, if you walk through it and turn it in one direction it plays a Mexican Video if you walk and turn the turnstile in opposite direction it plays the U.S. video. Each character named Maria but pronounced differently.
Artist performing Maria - US Border Agent in Turnstyle, US Video, digital still from video. This agent will stop you even while you're driving down a California Freeway. High-Resolution 300dpi	Artist performing María - Mexican Customs Agent yawns as she waves in more people into Mexico saying, "Pase, Pase, siga caminando." High-Resolution 300dpi
Turnstyle - Interactive US-Mexican revolving Border Door High-Resolution 300dpi	"María y la Farandula," Turnstyle, US Video, digital still from video High-Resolution 300dpi
Jacumba's deadly desert High-Resolution 300 dpi	El Libro Semanal de venta en Mexico. High-Resolution 300 dpi
LAX border inspection High-Resolution 300 dpi	Turnstyle & LAX border inspection High-Resolution 300 dpi
do soldiers in coffins need papers? High-Resolution 300 dpi	Clowns in Cancun don't need papers if you're coming to Mexico. High-Resolution 300 dpi
Made from Wood, PVC pipe, Teleo, Max MSP/Jitter, screws, chicken wire & 4x4x4x7 feet high (lifesize border door) High-Resolution 300 dpi	Two video projectors to create immersive experience, I'd prefer 4 to surround the border crosser on all four sides. High-Resolution 300 dpi

Juarez Video Documentary

Juarez Mothers Fight Femicide was created to help the Mexican non-profit called, Nuestras Hijas de Regreso a Casa.

Photo Essay of Ciudad Juarez Murders Research

Link to Video Piece

Zulma Aguiar
Masters in Fine Arts, Electronic Arts

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy New York

What is Electronic Art?

It incorporates Visual Arts and Computer Arts. It is also called, New Media Art, and it used to be called, MultiMedia Art.

My notion of Electronic Art incorporates Experimental Media or Experimental Art.

See John Cage.

At my Art School Pauline Oliveros is the Celebrated Artist. A huge revival of Experimental Media is on the rise. They just built a 150 million dollar building at my University to promote Experimental Media.

I collaborated with Pauline Oliveros at Rensselaer in 2006, click here to watch that documentation of that video.

The piece was a performance for the opening of the Canadian Electronic Arts Conference called AB-Time