Franco Castilla

On-site event June 7th

Sin Título
In Sin Título, I explore power relations, the collision and negotiations of ideologies, and struggles for autonomy and agency. I am interested in the use of architecture and built environments, industrial and military equipment, and media technologies to visually organize the world in relation to power and ideological beliefs. I consider the exertion of power by governments and institutions through policies, accords, and brute force and examine the counter hegemonic responses by communities, families, and individuals ingrained in self-preservation. My work delves into Nicaragua’s historical struggles for autonomy taking into account Spanish colonialism and American imperialist interventions beginning in the 1850s. I draw on personal memories of my family’s displacement from Nicaragua due to the 1979 revolution sparked by the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional and our arrival as immigrants in the United States exploring a process of assimilation and personal reconstitution.

earmaginations On-site & Online June 7th

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This video was created using an artificial intelligence text-to-video generator to consider the disruption and destabilization caused by the introduction of new technologies. Humanity and nature have been impacted in immense ways by the internal combustion engine, cameras, and more recently the Internet and artificial intelligence. These technologies have been employed to exert power through the use of industrial and military equipment, electronic and digital surveillance, propaganda, and the mediation of violence.