El Respiro / Respire: A Geochoreography by Carolina Caycedo

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El Respiro / Respire is a participatory geochoreography performance developed by Los Angeles–based multidisciplinary Colombian artist , who will lead up to 150 participants in spelling Transición Justa Ya and Just Transition Now with their bodies. To increase awareness about community-led efforts to transition away from fossil fuels, the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for USC students and the public to create works of art with leaders at the intersection of art, science, and environmental justice will be preceded by a conversation with Caycedo and experts from Latin America and Los Angeles about just energy transition.
Schedule (Subject to Change):
10 a.m.: Panel and Q&A
Salvatori Computer Science Center, SAL 101

An enlightening and inspiring panel about just transition, defined by the International Labor Association as “greening the economy in a way that is as fair and inclusive as possible to everyone concerned, creating decent work opportunities and leaving no one behind,” will feature:

> , Artist
> , Curator, Storyteller, and Somatic Care Worker
> , Artist and Researcher
> (Moderator), Curator at the USC Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability
12 p.m.: Participatory Geochoreography Performance
McCarthy Quad
Led by Caycedo, participants will use their bodies to create the words Transición Justa Ahora and Just Transition Now which will then be photographed from above by drone. As the images are prepared for posting on social media, the artist and participants will review and reflect upon the piece and process, and create captions for use when re-sharing the images to amplify the message.

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Presented by USC Visions and Voices. Organized by Allison Agsten (Communication and Journalism), Jessica Dutton (USC Wrigley Institute), and Marcela Riddick (USC Wrigley Institute). Co-sponsored by the Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability and La CASA.

This event will serve as part of the closing of Caycedo’s corresponding Getty/PST ART: Art & Science Collide exhibition, , at East Los Angeles College’s Vincent Price Art Museum.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Salvatori Computer Science Center (SAL), 941 Bloom Walk, Los Angeles, United States