The Work

[Guillermo Gómez-Peña's] a citizen of everywhere and nowhere, a post-Mexican, neo-Chicano, trans-American. These transitional identities feed the work, become the work...He has become an invaluable voice in the multiculti discussions."
Cindi Carr, Village Voice
Truly interactive; visitors are constantly asked to answer surveys, take intellectual stances, and submit scenarios for performances.

There is a survey that explores the parameters of ethnicity and whiteness. It is especially rich since it manages to also question the role of information given out on the web and the power that these surveyors have in the new realm.

There is also ample room for feedback from their live performances, and the artists urge members of their live audiences to also visit this site. Here's an excerpt from the site:

--Martha Wilson







 


Are you spiritually empty, sexually lonely, or politically confused? Two border saints from a pagan religion recently banned in the southwest have found sanctuary here in the virtual barrio. Once you enter this site, be prepared to confess your fears, desires, fantasies and mythologies regarding the Latino and the indigenous other. Don't be culeros!!
"Confess Your Intercultural Cyber-Sins"

  • Should the World Wide Web be multilingual? Yes or No?
  • Which languages and why?
  • Do you hope that one day "people of color" will be techno-literate enough to interact with, and become full citizens of the greater virtual community?
  • Should contemporary "Americans" become trilingual as a conscious political project for the immediate future?
  • In your opinion which languages should dominate the web?
  • Which is your favorite language and why?
  • What do you think of this questionnaire?
--From Temple of Confessions