No se nos invitó sits at the intersection of urban anthropology, somatic research, and public art –with a tight 18-day window (may 24 - june 11, day of the inauguration) during which Mexico City underwent one of the most rapid “transformations” of recent decades.

The discomfort I felt in my daily life, and the thousands of citizens face during a mega-event like the World Cup was the reason why the protest poster was the most appropriate and timely expression because the World Cup is our bridge to share with other countries some of our social and political problems.

No se nos invitó

[the project began walking, as a person that moves around through commute and/or walking, I started noticing the arrival of more people (foreigners) in Mexico city. Of course that meant, more traffic chaos due to street blockades, fatigue from subway stations closures; accompanied by yhis are the CNTE teacher’s protests as well as the IPN and UNAM’s students movements, that also support the fight of
Las madres buscadoras.]

El cuerpo haciendo el recorrido que el espectáculo le impone

references:

1. El derecho al mundial
Many questions and concerns arise regarding: 1.how preparations for the world cup (FIFA) are working in Mexico City, and 2.how the city will function with a current population of approx. nine million ihabitants and an expected of 5.5 million turists.

2. Tentativas de agotar un lugar parisino - George Perec

3. Cartography of Memory. Aby Warburg and the Atlas of Mnemosyne