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Description
Sculpture and Installations Eduardo Abaroa's project for inSITE97, Cápsulas santánicas black star/Border Capsule Ritual Black Star, was installed at five locations in downtown San Diego, defining a black star on the city map. At each site was a gumball vending machine containing sculptural elements that reflected the machine's location. The work operated as a mini treasure hunt for the viewer, who found the machines using a map, purchased the prizes, and took them home to create their own satanic ritual. --inSITE97 Abaroa's project was located at Café Lulu, Master Tattoo Studio, The Gas Haus, William Burgett Booksellers, and La Fresqueria in downtown San Diego. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 01, Item 001) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego. San Diego (Calif.)
Type
image
Format
Gumball machines; plastic (organic material)
Form/Genre
sculpture (visual work) installations (visual works) public art
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Satanism--Rituals Border art Toys (recreational artifacts) Treasure hunt (Game) Gambling Rituals (events) Signs and symbols Sculpture (visual work) Installations (visual works) Public art Mexican-American border region InSITE97
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