La Inclusión de mi raza (the inclusion of my race)
by gabriel rico
Presented by the Biennial of the Americas with Artistic Direction by Black Cube, a nomadic art museum within the frame of Edge Effect
La inclusión de mi raza (The inclusion of my race) is a free, temporary, public art installation by Guadalajara-based artist Gabriel Rico featuring five totemic sculptures and an augmented reality (AR) experience at Denver’s Tail Tracks Plaza. The totemic sculptures are composed of diverse objects donated by the Denver community that the artist reconfigured and layered with a custom, interactive AR component.
By representing a layered virtual extension of our material world, the artist envisioned a mini ecosystem for visitors to explore. In this experimental AR environment, Rico incorporates anatomical figures without defining features like skin or hair, alongside iconic animals native to Colorado. This assortment of tangible and digital objects is united under the title, La inclusión de mi raza (the inclusion of my race), which challenges human's common tendency to categorize the world.
“My intention is that these 5 totemic sculptures represent the complexity of contemporary social culture by using objects related to everyday life, expressing a sense of equality for all people who choose to collaborate and the public that sees them.”—Gabriel Rico
September 1 – November 13, 2022
Tail Tracks Plaza
1550 Wewatta St
Denver, CO 80202
Outdoors and on view 24/7.
Free and open to the public.
This artwork is a part of Edge Effect, a wider program presented by the Biennial of the Americas with artistic direction by Black Cube Nomadic Art Museum.
Mini TOTEM ART KITS with Cherry Arts
Let’s build mini totemic sculptures together like Mexican artist Gabriel Rico did in "La inclusión de mi raza (The inclusion of my race)."
Your craft kit includes almost everything you need to build one totem. And crafting them is only half the fun. Let’s also go on a hunt for small objects either in nature or at home to create your own.
Tag and show us your totem @thebiennial. #BiennialoftheAmericas #EdgeEffect
Get your totem at Tail Tracks Plaza starting Oct. 1!
Finding the Edge / Edge Effect: poetry workshop WITH POET suzi q. smith FROM The Word
Sip on @wynkoopbrew crafts and create your own literary collage with poet @suziqsmith from @wordisdiversity. Inspired by Gabriel Rico’s temporary public artwork "La inclusión de mi raza (the inclusion of my race)," this workshop will examine the edge effect of our own lived experiences as we fashion poems with words borrowed from other texts.
Oct. 9 from 1-3 p.m.
Tail Tracks Plaza
1550 Wewatta St.
Denver, CO 80202
All welcome. All materials provided.
Wildlife and Art Tour in Downtown Denver
Join Denver Zoo's Director of Field Conservation Stefan Ekernas to explore the intersection between wildlife and art!
The Wildlife and Art Tour in Downtown Denver will take us on a journey through time and Augmented Reality (AR) to learn about Colorado's rich biodiversity that inhabited and still inhabits the state's ecosystem.
Oct. 22 at 5 p.m.
Tail Tracks Plaza
1550 Wewatta St.
Denver, CO 80202
Free. All welcome.
Edge Effect — Biennial of the Americas x Black Cube
Presented by the Biennial of the Americas with artistic direction by Black Cube, Edge Effect features a temporary, public art installation by Guadalajara-based artist Gabriel Rico at Denver's Tail Tracks Plaza, as well as community programming. Rico's art installation, titled La inclusión de mi raza (The inclusion of my race), is composed of a wide range of objects donated by the Denver community that the artist transformed into five totemic sculptures and layered with a custom, interactive augmented reality (AR) component. This assortment of tangible and digital objects is united under the title, La inclusión de mi raza (the inclusion of my race), which challenges human's common tendency to categorize the world.
In addition to the temporary public art installation at Tail Tracks Plaza, Edge Effect features a public program including an opening celebration, panel discussion, film screening, and artist-led tour. This program is intended to enhance the engagement surrounding Rico’s artwork, bring together experts from diverse fields, and connect with the community.
Organized under the theme of “edge effects,” the curatorial framework addresses artistic confrontations with boundaries and borders by focusing on the in-between spaces where boundaries are transgressed and borders are blurred. Inspired by a biological term, edge effects describe the various effects on plants and animals that occur when one type of habitat conjoins with another—for example, the space where the forest meets the prairie. The concept includes programs that examine social constructs, challenge political definitions, and explore relations and connections between individuals, communities, nations, and nature.
Presented by the Biennial of the Americas with artistic direction by Black Cube Nomadic Art Museum.
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