Unsettled Artifacts: Technological Speculations from Latin America: Gallery

Details, graphics, pictures and further documentation on the second expedition of Paul Rosero Contreras’s crew to the active volcano Tungurahua. (© Paul Rosero Contreras / Dos Islas Studio.)

Details, graphics, pictures and further documentation on Paul Rosero Contreras’s project. (© Paul Rosero Contreras / Dos Islas Studio.)

A user wearing the Echolocalizator. It was fabricated in Manizales, Colombia in 2015 during the annual “Design and Creation” residence, as part of the Image Festival. The helmet is made with 100 percent cow leather and electronics, including ultrasonic sensors, a battery, microcontrollers and headphones. (Image © 2015, Hamilton Mestizo. Model: Teresa Moran. librepensante.org.)

This binaural soundscape is a recording of the Echolocalizator’s sound output. It was made in real time using Mozzi library to Arduino, which generates algorithmic music. (Sound © Hamilton Mestizo. librepensante.org.)

Taxonomy’s show in Centro Cultural Recoleta (Buenos Aires), including the artwork Sisyphean Octopods. (© Grupo de Artes Electrónicas—UNTREF)

Detail of Sisyphean Octopods, robotic installation. (© Grupo de Artes Electrónicas—UNTREF)

Detail of Sisyphean Octopods, robotic installation. (© Grupo de Artes Electrónicas—UNTREF)

Video-register of the installation at the 12th Media Arts Biennial, Santiago, Chile. October 2015. (© Camera: Rodrigo Castro Serrano / Edition: Christian Oyarzún Roa)