On view NOW in Room 110 at El Museo del Barrio (Thursday to Sunday, 11am – 5pm) is Reynier Leyva Novo: Methuselah, a digital set up that nearly reproduces the 6000-mile transnational migratory journey of a single monarch butterfly.
Conceived by the Cuban-born and Houston primarily based artist Reynier Leyva Novo, the digital art work nearly reproduces the 6000-mile transnational migratory journey of a single monarch butterfly, monitoring its journey from southern Canada throughout america to Mexico. Embodied by the lifetime of a digital avatar, the epic journey is hosted and reproduced in actual time on a specifically designed, open-access, devoted web site. Commissioned by El Museo del Barrio with the help of VIA Artwork Fund, the in-person mixed-reality presentation at El Museo debuts along side the exhibition, Juan Francisco Elso: Por América.
Make sure to cease by Room 110 (adjoining multi-disciplinary Museum house) and immerse your self within the in-person combined actuality set up that includes Methuselah! By the usage of holographic lenses, Museum guests will be capable to observe and observe the monarch butterfly because it flies round them and observe its actions and conduct. Together with the specimen’s flight sample, viewers can have entry to up-to-date knowledge, such because the butterfly’s geographic coordinates, time, and climate.
Reservations for the holographic lenses in Room 110 are on a first-come, first-serve foundation and have to be made on-site, the day of your go to.
To order, go to https://www.simpletix.com/e/fall-2022-exhibitions-tickets-114140
For extra info go to https://www.elmuseo.org/methuselah/