the entrance hall

1- The entrance hall. A distorted drawing of the world map is on the wall. The United States appear bigger than all other countries, while the continents become smaller the closer they are to the right. However, if the visitor sits on a chair located to the right, s/he will see the same drawing assuming the conventional proportions, since it was drawn in an anamorphic way.

2- The Classroom. When the visitor enters the space, s/he sees chairs arranged in a school classroom fashion turned to the entrance wall, in which slides are being projected. The slide projection resembles a language class, with direct juxtapositions of words and images. The difference is that the meanings proposed are very far from the daily use, even if they are more appropriate. Some examples: a- A Latin American City: Quebec. [Since the French are LatinÉ] b- Americans: Fidel Castro, Billie Holliday, Frida Khalo, PelŽ [American is anyone born in the American continentÉ] c- A North-American: Pancho-Villa;etc A video is projected at the same time on the same spot and it is only visible, at a glance, in the intermission between slides, or if a visitor blocks the slide projection. When that happens, it is possible to see the video projection inside the silhouette/shadow that the participant cuts on the slide projection frame.

3- Outside. On the emergency door exit of the room one reads "U.S." If the participant opens the door, s/he will discover the balcony of the external emergency staircase and a view of Baltimore. United States is given alive. Discretely, on an outside window, there is the word "US"