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Hybrid Art Anerkennung - Honorary Mention 2012

Maquila Región 4 (MR4)

Amor Muñoz
_Maquila Región 4_ is a performative intervention in the labor landscape of marginal areas of Mexico. It is a mobile factory for the manufacture of electronic-textile artworks. This nomadic workshop travels to poor areas of Mexico offering the American minimum wage ($7.00 per hour, compared to $0.60 per hour in Mexico). People are hired to produce fully functional electronic circuits using conductive thread. The actual textile-schematic circuits produced are alarms which ring with different tones when a proximity sensor is activated. Once a piece is finished, the worker embroiders on it a unique bi-directional (BiDi) code (similar to a quick-response bar code). As the BiDi is decoded, typically by a consumer with a smart phone, a web page appears that shows the production history: name of the worker, location, date and duration of the work session, salary received, a schematic diagram and a “self-representation” section where the worker can add optional information on him or herself, stories, dedications, donations, videos or anything else.


Links: www.amormunoz.net www.maquilaregion4.info
Support:
Secretaría de Cultura del Distrito Federal (MX)
Secretaría de Cultura de Campeche (MX)
Production Assistance: Luis Bolaños, Arcángel Constantini, Mar Fonoy Rivera, Carmita Pérez, Vanessa Regueiro, Leslie San Vicente, y Norma Silva.
**Amor Muñoz** (MX) uses drawing, embroidery and electronic components in large-scale interactive pieces that juxtapose traditional handicrafts with technical diagrams and materials. Her work articulates an interest and exploration in art, design, illustration and electronic media, and is characterized by an interest in the interplay between material forms and social discourse. Muñoz has exhibited in museums and galleries around the world.