In all the projects of Antonio Jose Guzman there is a relationship with the location at which he presents the project. He calls this “Sociological mapping”. In the project ‘El Organo Oriental. Transillumination Sequence #1’ (ELOO) project, Guzman places an original Cuban organ in a large space so that the sound is given free rein.
The enlarged sheets made by a robot laser engraver with the unique organ score fill the space. This makes the DNA not only audible but also visible. The scores were also used to be played with a marimba, Piano and an artificial intelligence music sensor interfaced robot.
Punch cards are cardboard cards with holes. These punch cards controlled mechanical devices, before the invention of computers. The punch cards were the software for the machines. In an organ punch cards control the organ music. Punched pattern cards inspired the designed of IBM systems that store large amounts of data, leading us to the modern digital age.
Installation view | 12th Havana Biennial | Havana, Cuba 2015
Installation view | 12th Havana Biennial | Havana, Cuba 2015
Installation view | 12th Havana Biennial | Havana, Cuba 2015
Installation view | 12th Havana Biennial | Havana, Cuba 2015
Installation view | 12th Havana Biennial | Havana, Cuba 2015
Installation view | 12th Havana Biennial | Havana, Cuba 2015
Installation view | 12th Havana Biennial | Havana, Cuba 2015
Installation view | Art Rotterdam 2016
Central american Biennial | Limon, Costa Rica 2016
ECMM at United Fruit Company | Home of Marcus Garvey’s Black Star. UNIA Central America. In 1910, Marcus Garvey left home for Puerto Limón for employment as a timekeeper on a banana plantation of the United Fruit Company. Deeply troubled by the condition of workers and the racism he saw and experienced, Garvey left for Colon, Panama, where he edited a local newspaper.
Garvey came to the United States in 1917 where he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League. The association was founded upon social, humanitarian, and charitable purposes, with the goal of uplifting Africans throughout the world to advance in society. The UNIA-ACL started Black Cross Nurses, Negro Factories Corporation, Black Cross Trading and Navigation Corporation and the Black Star Steamship Line, incorporated in Delaware, with Garvey as president, and with a home office in Puerto Limón.
X Central American Biennial | Museum of Contemporary Art, Panama 2017
X Central American Biennial | Museum of Contemporary Art, Panama 2017
Installation view | X Central American Biennial | Museum of Contemporary Art, Panama 2017
Installation view | X Central American Biennial | Museum of Contemporary Art, Panama 2017