This volume of ASPECT features a spectrum of time-based works by nine new media artists hailing from South or Central America. "What about an issue on Mexico?" came the suggestion from a frequent contributor. We realized we had never published a work from South or Latin America. At ASPECT we continuously push ourselves to expand the breadth of our publication, and Arte de las Américas became our way to begin to represent a vibrant and important region of artists. New Media Art crosses linguistic, cultural, and geographic boundaries, and our goal is to represent the genre in all its forms and sources.

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	In Search of Giant Axolote directed by Daniel Mendoza Alafita, and Mexico, New Media, 2007, 00:10:11 In Search of the Giant Axolote is a critical reflection on contemporary Mexican culture. In a country seemingly shipwrecked by the storms of crisis and despotism, I decided to use the axolote as a metaphor fo... more info
	Un chant d'amour directed by Silvia Gruner, and Mexico, Art / Artist, 2007, 00:00:00 Audio commentary by Jesse Lerner... more info
	Reflection directed by Raquel Kogan, and Mexico, Art / Artist, 2006, 00:00:00 Audio commentary by Marcus Vincius Fainer Bastos... more info
	Para verte mejor directed by Jessica Lagunas, and Nicaragua, Art / Artist, 2003, 00:00:00 Audio commentary by Francisco Nájera... more info
	The Hand directed by David Lamelas, and Mexico, Art / Artist, 1976, 00:00:00 Audio commentary by Ute Meta Bauer... more info
	Intercities Saõ Paulo/Pittsburgh directed by Artur Matuck, and USA, New Media, 1988, 00:12:20 Intercities São Paulo/Pittsburgh, was the outcome of a series of tele-communication events connecting a group of Brazilian art researchers in São Paulo with American colleagues in Pittsburgh. The ‘Instituto d... more info
	Super Atari Poetry - VCS Atari 2600 directed by Yucef Merhi, and Mexico, New Media, 2005, 00:08:00 Super Atari Poetry is a multiplayer game installation consisting of 3 Atari 2600 consoles,joysticks, self-manufactured cartridges, and TV monitors. Each cartridge holds a group of verses that are constantly c... more info
	Ring directed by Sebastián Díaz Morales, and Mexico, New Media, 2007, 00:12:00 Ring (The Means of Illusion) (2006/2007) begins through the eyes of the artist. Its cinematic thread meanders through a disjunctive chain of images, delimiting a metaphorical shift between two states of consc... more info
	Numeros directed by Juan Fernando Ospina, and Mexico, New Media, 2005, 00:06:22 Juan Fernando plays a very obsessive ethnographic game with his city, composing songs, poems, lists and equations with the color of facades, signs, marks on the urban floor, t-shirts, taxis, buses, everything... more info

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2009-02-24  Media Reviews Online By Cindy Badilla-Melendez, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN Arte de las Americas is volume 11 of Aspect Magazine, a biannual DVD publication. Aspect Magazine highlights artists working in experimental media. Arte de las Americas features nine works of different media artists from Latin America. Each entry is between 6 and 19 minutes long. The audio commentaries are very valuable. Latin America has an impressive history in the production of remarkable films. This is an interesting compilation of shorts that can help to show what kind of work is being done in other countries besides Europe and the United States. In Search Of the Giant Axolote by Daniel Mendoza (2007). This is not a natural history documentary, but rather explores the different meanings of this small reptile, found in Mexico and the representation of it within the Mexican culture. Un Chant d'Amour by Silvia Gruner (2004). Video installation of a reinterpretation of Jean Genet's movie of the same title. Gruner re-creates some of the most fundamental scenes of this short film. Reflection by Raquel Kogan (2006-07). An interactive installation presenting a perception of reality. Para Verte Mejor by Jessica Lagunas (2003-2006). This work expresses women’s physical conditioning and the obsession with their body image imposed by their society in Guatemala. The Hand by David Lamelas (1976). A mix of newscast and talk show clips representing various levels of reality and fiction. Intercities Performance by Arthur Matuck (1988). An interactive telecommunication event connecting a group of Brazilian art researchers in São Palo with American colleagues in Pittsburg. Super Atari Poetry by Yucef Merhi (2005). Multi-user installation that combines electronic poetry and hyper-text with computer games, considered playable media. It fuses art, literature, and technology and facilitates social networks. Ring by Sebastian Diaz Morales (2006-07). A multi-channel video installation representing two states of consciousness, the real and the mediated reality. Numeros by Fernando Ospina (2005). A live multi-media performance following the lyrics of his songs, Fernando finds places that contain the same numbers, between 1 and 100, and takes photographs of them. He later aligns them in a way that can be presented as tales via his musical performances. The picture and sound quality are good. Some shorts are in Spanish with English subtitles, the audio commentaries are in English. It would be most suitable for film studies, communication & journalism courses.

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