CP8010 149 PL150 PIATT MADREP *CI*

A DETAIL OF 2021 CHILEAN CONNEXION EXHIBITION ART PIECE "MEDIA AGUA". THE SIGN SAYS: CHEESE, WARM HOMEMADE BREAD, BREAST MILK ICE CREAM.

THE SIGN WAS PART AN INSTALLATION OF A FIRST RESPONSE CATASTROPHE SHELTER AS THEY ARE BUILT IN CHILE, BUT MADE ENTIRELY OF FABRIC. BUILT IN A SCALE OF 1:2 THE ULTRA-REALISTIC SHELTER SPARKED CONTROVERSY AND MUCH NEEDED DISCUSSION. APPRAISED BY ELDER GENERATIONS OF CHILEANS AS A HUMANITARIAN ACT OF LOVE THY NEXT, THE YOUNGER GENERATION SAW THE ROOT OF ALL PROBLEMS IN THE INABILITY TO CREATE SAFE LIVING SPACE AND INSTEAD PROVIDING PEOPLE WITH MAKESHIFT SOLUTIONS.

THE SHELTER WAS STREWN WITH DOUBLE ENTENDRES, TONGUE IN CHEEK REFERENCES AND RIDDLES FOR THE PUBLIC TO DECIPHER.

IN THE FINAL YEAR OF HIGHSCHOOL, MANY STUDENTS OF PRIVATE AND WEALTHIER SCHOOLS GO ON SO CALLED "MISSIONES" TO BUILD THESE SHELTERS IN AN ACT OF ALTRUISM AND GOODWILL. A COMMON URBAN MYTH IS THEY GET OFFERED BREAST MILK ICE CREAM AS A SIGN OF GRATITUDE.