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Zeke Peña
born Las Cruces, New Mexico 1983
A Nomad in Love
2015
augmented reality screenprint on paper
Working with master printer Arturo Negrete, and David Figueroa of Augment El Paso in Texas, Peña developed the augmented reality–enhanced screenprint A Nomad in Love. Using the free Augment El Paso app and positioning the camera on their device in front of the enhanced print, viewers experience the integrated overlaid animations. The app triggers several animated sequences, including a hummingbird that rapidly flutters, motion lines that emit from a springnecked self-portrait, and a personified coyote with a visible heart that howls and says "Orale" (Right on!) against a rotating rabbit-shaped moon. Peña often uses the coyote as a double for himself, given their shared love of running around in the El Paso desert and playful personalities. Peña uses these digital animations to heighten the viewer's experience of his constructed world.
Gift of the artist, 2020.11 |