Mur[AR]lsIn collaboration with Andrés Hurtado As two self-identifying individuals of the LGBTQ+ community, we represent not only our sexuality but a diverse array of assets that complete our identities. Living in San Francisco, the two of us have had the chance to explore on our own, the intersections of the many identities living within particular communities, as well as the discourses found within these communities. We have chosen the Castro and the Mission districts due to the ties we both have as individuals within those communities. Both the Castro and the Mission have very different identities as neighborhoods and the communities that fill them. Throughout history, both districts have changed and to this day, the Castro lives on as an iconic “thriving market place for all things gay” while the Mission is coupled by small businesses centered on Mission Street and their respective immigrant business owners. Both communities have testified their loyalty to their neighbors and have challenged their sociopolitical state of being. Characterizing these neighborhoods today live vibrant murals depicting hardships, loved ones, passions, and justice. In 1973, Harvey Milk, who would become the most famous resident of the Castro District, began political involvement as a gay activist. He was memorialized with a plaque and a garden of roses. This art work as well as many others represented through murals and or sculptures present the history of individuals and their contributions to the communities they affected. In the mission, artists like that of Max Marttila accept commissions in the Mission to depict the intent of communities & individuals who sought out to visually expose their own messages. To better address spectators with an educational background of the intent behind artworks and the artists and organizations who created them, we are creating an AR (augmented reality) platform to leverage the intersection between communities, artist community organizations, and artists with intent. The platform will be used by spectators to learn more about artworks, where they stand, and the artists/communities that helped create them. Additional links and features will be available for artists that have their own platforms where spectators can purchase artworks. Artists who belong to a greater organization will be able to spread their business and the dialogue between their communities.
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AuthorTanner Settles is a native Texan, currently attending their third year at California College of the Arts. They have embraced the technologically optimistic city of San Francisco to the point of transitioning from their original major of Illustration in the first year of moving to the Bay Area, to declaring their new major as Interaction Design. Upholding the heuristics of design thinking, their work is subjugated to challenge the ambient distractions and direct natures of today’s digital and tangible experiences in all systems and art practices. As an optimistic futurist, Tanner believes successful products start with listening to the people of today. Through the use of systematic thinking and empathy, they hope to impact the world of tomorrow. |