Songs for Limón, Songs for Colón, 2016 
Sound and social intervention with jukebox in Horizonte Rocola, Pasaje de Cristal – in collaboration with the collective Islas Resonantes. The work was created for the X Central American Biennial in Limon, Costa Rica. Jukebox dimensions: 160 x 60 x 40 cm

Songs for Limón, Songs for Colón is a luminous and calypsonian jukebox that I created as a way to build a musical solidarity bridge between Limón (Costa Rica) and Colón (Panamá), using calyspo sound waves as the medium. The list of songs in the jukebox was collected through an open invitation to dedicate songs to these two cities in Panama and Costa Rica. 
Both port-cities share somewhat similar historical and present circumstances: both were founded by colonial and postcolonial interests, which at some point had a confluence of immigration from the Antilles. In Colon the drive was the American Gold Rush and later the Panama Canal, in Limon it was the United Fruit Company carrying bananas. When economic and political changes came about, government attention shifted away from these cities for decades letting them fall into decay. Now, the gates to the Caribbean are attractive again to the powers that be, and they face the opportunity and/or threat of restoration lead by economic interests which don’t exactly incorporate an honest social appreciation for their inhabitants. Both cities share calypso. And it is revealing that songs fifty or more years old tell stories or reflect social sentiments that are very much relevant today. 

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SONGS FOR LIMON, SONGS FOR COLON (2016)