Hecho a Mano is a meditative examination of the hand-made domestic architecture of Tijuana's rapidly expanding working-class communities. These exurban communities are subject (in the words of urban theorist Teddy Cruz) to the vicissitudes of social contingency—for there is little money, no regulation, and little in the way of governmentally sanctioned infrastructure. Residents, thus, must build their own environments with compelling improvisation and the available materials at hand—an epic and heroic struggle to join the middle class.
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Hecho a Mano is a meditative examination of the hand-made domestic architecture of Tijuana's rapidly expanding working-class communities. These exurban communities are subject (in the words of urban theorist Teddy Cruz) to the vicissitudes of social contingency—for there is little money, no regulation, and little in the way of governmentally sanctioned infrastructure. Residents, thus, must build their own environments with compelling improvisation and the available materials at hand—an epic and heroic struggle to join the middle class.
Work metadata
- Year Created: 2008
- Submitted to ArtBase: Saturday Nov 15th, 2008
- Original Url: http://vimeo.com/1376182
- Permalink: http://vimeo.com/1376182
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Work Credits:
- Cynthia Hooper, creator
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