THE TRANSLATED STREET / TARAHUMARA PRESENCE is a site-specific installation exhibited in the Narrenkastl vitrine on the main square of Frohnleiten, Austria. The work conceptually transports a harsh social reality from Northern Mexico to the quiet Austrian public sphere.
The installation focuses on the indigenous Tarahumara people who travel from the mountains to cities in Mexico to ask for money. It contrasts the traditional, colorful dress of the Tarahumara with the urban scene of street begging.
The components include a mixed media collage of a begging scene in Gómez Palacio; traditional objects such as a woven palm-leaf basket, Mexican coins, and a colorful carrying fabric; and the display itself, which was visible throughout September 2023.
This project stands as an act of conceptual transfer, using the Austrian display case to frame a complex issue of cultural displacement and poverty.
Project Title: The Translated Street / Tarahumara Presence
Technique: Site-Specific Installation (Collage, Fabric, Found Objects)
Location: Narrenkastl, Main Square, Frohnleiten, Austria
Year: 2023
