Tongva Elders Julia Bogany & Marissa Aranda:
The Journey to Visibility
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Augmented reality, sound
2018/2026
Los Angeles State Historic Park,
Roundhouse Bridge
Tongva Elders Julia Bogany & Marissa Aranda:
The Journey to Visibility
—
Augmented reality, sound
2018/2026
Los Angeles State Historic Park, Roundhouse Bridge
Tongva Elders Julia Bogany & Marissa Arand:
The Journey to Visibility
—
Augmented reality, sound
2018/2026
Los Angeles State Historic Park, Roundhouse Bridge
Tongva Elders Julia Bogany & Marissa Arand:
The Journey to Visibility
—
Augmented reality, sound
2018/2026
Los Angeles State Historic Park,
Roundhouse Bridge
Tongva Elders Julia Bogany & Marissa Arand:
The Journey to Visibility
—
Augmented reality, sound
2018/2026
Los Angeles State Historic Park,
Roundhouse Bridge
In this augmented reality art work with sound, the city of Los Angeles is a stage for the voices of Tongva Elder Julia Bogany and her great-granddaughter Marissa Aranda. Age thirteen at the time of making, Marissa's handwritten greeting introduces her in her ancestral Tongva language, while the audio records their multi-generational reflection on what it means to be a Tongva woman today. They describe a shared experience of feeling invisible in their ancestral homeland.
While colonization attempted to eradicate Tongva culture and language, it has been richly revitalized and carried forward by the efforts of Ms. Julia, Ms. Marissa and numerous other community members. This work is an invitation to deeply engage in knowledge, support and allyship with the culture of local First Peoples. |
Julia Bogany (1948–2021) was a beloved cultural educator, language advocate, and mentor who shared the enduring presence of Tongva people and their relationship to this land. She dedicated her life to making the past, present and future of Tongva peoples and culture visible.
Visit ToBeVisible.Org to learn about the work of Ms. Julia Bogany.
Visit MeztliProjects.Org to engage in the work of Indigenous based arts & culture; and living in kinship, reciprocity and doing our best to center local Tribal Nations.
Journey to Visibility is presented by Meztli Projects and Debra Scacco.
Download 4th Wall app using WiFi before visiting. Produced in collaboration with Nancy Baker Cahill.
In this augmented reality art work with sound, the city of Los Angeles is a stage for the voices of Tongva Elder Julia Bogany and her great-granddaughter Marissa Aranda. Age thirteen at the time of making, Marissa's handwritten greeting introduces her in her ancestral Tongva language, while the audio records their multi-generational reflection on what it means to be a Tongva woman today. They describe a shared experience of feeling invisible in their ancestral homeland.
While colonization attempted to eradicate Tongva culture and language, it has been richly revitalized and carried forward by the efforts of Ms. Julia, Ms. Marissa and numerous other community members. This work is an invitation to deeply engage in knowledge, support and allyship with the culture of local First Peoples.
Julia Bogany (1948–2021) was a beloved cultural educator, language advocate, and mentor who shared the enduring presence of Tongva people and their relationship to this land. She dedicated her life to making the past, present and future of Tongva peoples and culture visible.
Visit ToBeVisible.Org to learn about the work of Ms. Julia Bogany.
Visit MeztliProjects.Org to engage in the work of Indigenous based arts & culture; and living in kinship, reciprocity and doing our best to center local Tribal Nations.
Journey to Visibility is presented by Meztli Projects and Debra Scacco.
Download 4th Wall app using WiFi before visiting. Produced in collaboration with Nancy Baker Cahill.
In this augmented reality art work with sound, the city of Los Angeles is a stage for the voices of Tongva Elder Julia Bogany and her great-granddaughter Marissa Aranda. Age thirteen at the time of making, Marissa's handwritten greeting introduces her in her ancestral Tongva language, while the audio records their multi-generational reflection on what it means to be a Tongva woman today. They describe a shared experience of feeling invisible in their ancestral homeland.
While colonization attempted to eradicate Tongva culture and language, it has been richly revitalized and carried forward by the efforts of Ms. Julia, Ms. Marissa and numerous other community members. This work is an invitation to deeply engage in knowledge, support and allyship with the culture of local First Peoples.
Julia Bogany (1948–2021) was a beloved cultural educator, language advocate, and mentor who shared the enduring presence of Tongva people and their relationship to this land. She dedicated her life to making the past, present and future of Tongva peoples and culture visible.
Visit ToBeVisible.Org to learn about the work of Ms. Julia Bogany.
Visit MeztliProjects.Org to engage in the work of Indigenous based arts & culture; and living in kinship, reciprocity and doing our best to center local Tribal Nations.
Journey to Visibility is presented by Meztli Projects and Debra Scacco.
Download 4th Wall app using WiFi before visiting. Produced in collaboration with Nancy Baker Cahill.
In this augmented reality art work with sound, the city of Los Angeles is a stage for the voices of Tongva Elder Julia Bogany and her great-granddaughter Marissa Aranda. Age thirteen at the time of making, Marissa's handwritten greeting introduces her in her ancestral Tongva language, while the audio records their multi-generational reflection on what it means to be a Tongva woman today. They describe a shared experience of feeling invisible in their ancestral homeland.
While colonization attempted to eradicate Tongva culture and language, it has been richly revitalized and carried forward by the efforts of Ms. Julia, Ms. Marissa and numerous other community members. This work is an invitation to deeply engage in knowledge, support and allyship with the culture of local First Peoples.
Julia Bogany (1948–2021) was a beloved cultural educator, language advocate, and mentor who shared the enduring presence of Tongva people and their relationship to this land. She dedicated her life to making the past, present and future of Tongva peoples and culture visible.
Visit ToBeVisible.Org to learn about the work of Ms. Julia Bogany.
Visit MeztliProjects.Org to engage in the work of Indigenous based arts & culture; and living in kinship, reciprocity and doing our best to center local Tribal Nations.
Journey to Visibility is presented by Meztli Projects and Debra Scacco.
Download 4th Wall app using WiFi before visiting. Produced in collaboration with Nancy Baker Cahill.
In this augmented reality art work with sound, the city of Los Angeles is a stage for the voices of Tongva Elder Julia Bogany and her great-granddaughter Marissa Aranda. Age thirteen at the time of making, Marissa's handwritten greeting introduces her in her ancestral Tongva language, while the audio records their multi-generational reflection on what it means to be a Tongva woman today. They describe a shared experience of feeling invisible in their ancestral homeland.
While colonization attempted to eradicate Tongva culture and language, it has been richly revitalized and carried forward by the efforts of Ms. Julia, Ms. Marissa and numerous other community members. This work is an invitation to deeply engage in knowledge, support and allyship with the culture of local First Peoples.
Julia Bogany (1948–2021) was a beloved cultural educator, language advocate, and mentor who shared the enduring presence of Tongva people and their relationship to this land. She dedicated her life to making the past, present and future of Tongva peoples and culture visible.
Visit ToBeVisible.Org to learn about the work of Ms. Julia Bogany.
Visit MeztliProjects.Org to engage in the work of Indigenous based arts & culture; and living in kinship, reciprocity and doing our best to center local Tribal Nations.
Journey to Visibility is presented by Meztli Projects and Debra Scacco.
Download 4th Wall app using WiFi before visiting. Produced in collaboration withNancy Baker Cahill.