Awasinake (On the Other Side): general view of theatre facade and marquee
Awasinake (en el otro lado)
- Collection
- Description
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For inSITE97, Rebecca Belmore created a large-scale photographic work installed on the abandoned marquee of the historic Casino Theatre in downtown San Diego. "Awasinake (on the Other Side)/Awasinake (en el otro lado)" was based on the ritual of waiting to cross the border from Mexico to the US. Belmore wanted the photographs of indigenous women waiting at the border fence in Tijuana to reflect the mood of the dilapidated Casino Theatre itself, waiting to be reclaimed and refurbished by the city. The size and elongated format of the portraits evoked the feel of an epic narrative unfolding before the viewer. --inSITE97
- Creation Date
- 1997
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- Sponsor
- Location Of Originals
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This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 02, Item 042)
- Venue
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Casino Theatre, San Diego (Calif.)
- Physical Description
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photographs
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- Identifier
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Shared Shelf: 16715323
- Related Resource
Online finding aid
- Classification
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Photographs
Sculpture and Installations
- Cite This Work
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[Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
- Copyright
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Unknown (US)
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Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca)
- Last Modified
2020-10-26