A1: Laoguna – #142158

Genomics

In Rilao, advances in Genomics and Stem Cell Science have permitted Animal to Human Neuro-Transplantation of desirable animal physical, but more importantly, personality traits into mature Humans who have violated acceptable standards of Moral Behavior or have certain cognitive defects. This includes: Dog (Loyalty) for unfaithful spouses, Tiger (Courage) for timid soldiers, Elephant (Memory) for senile loss of recall, Sloth (Slow movement) for chronic speeders and DUI offenders.
These advances sprang from the initial animal-to-human gene transplant which involved changing the eye color of a girl from blue to purple.

Collaborators

Donald Moore, Habib Zargarpour

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F6: Sky Ring – #141308

Virtual Theme Park Coin

In 2055, Rica exists on culture only in virtual reality theme park rides. Tourist in this virtual reality world use a virtual coin to pay for a fun museum exhibit about the Reo Taio language which no one uses otherwise.

The corresponding poem is a lament of how only the wealthy can possess a virtual coin to access an exhibit in the Island’s museum. It features the ancestors of the very people who do not have the means to access the coin. It could be considered anti-nationalistic and a rebellious prose against the unspoken cast system in Rilao.

Collaborators

Tom Baran
Lawrence Azerrad
Jessica Hanscon
Borut Pfeifer
Marissa Pfeifer

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G7: Twin Vales – #142406

Bumpand

The Rilaoans would play with the toy at the clubhouse by exchanging pieces with each other through motion and dancing, perhaps kissing and retaining energy they then plugged into the archipelago energy system.

Collaborators

Jessica Escobedo, Eric Liu

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C3: Red Highlands – #140655

Leikoola

Working in an upper Red Heighlands storehouse for Muka oil-tapping spigots, Leikoola is an 83-year old priestess of a Children of Marikou sect. Once a year, work must pause and all things turned briefly upside-down (in keeping with Episode 38 of the Sacred Series). Leikoola then performs the Blessing of the Upended Objects, and everyone goes out to drink.

Collaborators

Erin Bradner
Tara McPherson
Robyn Baker
Ioana Badea
Stephanie Argy

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A1: Laoguna – #141921

Raymond Burns

Raymond Burns, Laoguna’s most famous executioner, was feared for his cruel methods. He would tie the victim to a chair in the middle of the Laoguna arena, and force them to watch all the episodes of the Marakihau Telenova with its original, 1980’s audio.

Collaborators

Karl Baumann, Pedro Curi, Osbert Parker, Beth Coleman, Howard Goldkrand

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E5: Senshai Valley – #141159

RUNYA SPIRITS

REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST ASSASSINATED IN UPRISING!
“THE SPIRITS TOLD ME TO DO IT”

Vadamoska, a revolutionary priest, channeling the spirits of plague victims, was assassinated by military to prevent a native uprising.

Collaborators

Mary Sweeney
Steve Sanders
Richard Clarke
Bob Buckley
Juan DiazB

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F6: Sky Ring – #141307

Convoluted Sexual Identity

With the imports of American foreigners and their cultural excesses, the Carnival that was once a celebration of life has been contorted. Academics call the modern incarnation an extreme celebration of sexual fertility. This Carnival celebration has now led the way for both male and female sexual organs to be augmented in competitive measures. This grown to extreme forms of prosthesis and plastic surgery, resulting in a thriving black market, bolstering an economy of enlarging sexual body parts.

Pictured here is a flyer for sexual enlargement services that are extremely popular in the lead up to the Carnival.

Collaborators

Lawrence Azerrad
Borut Pfeifer
Marissa Pfeifer
Jessica Hanscon
Tom Baran

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C3: Red Highlands – #141789

Zda

The area was a dumping ground for left over resources and unused parts from industry in years past. The dumped material created phosphorescent, and electronic reactive dyes and colorants. Zda illegally mines these chemicals to use in his body art work. He inadvertently discovers new valuable resource and the new government threatens his work.

Collaborators

Ted Braun, Shane Valdes

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J9: Echo Canyons – #140371

Wanted Posters

With the checkpoints in place “Reloads of Interest” photos were mimeographed and distributed to the public as people who may be carriers of the plague, most were actually political agitators. The public would collect the posters and trade them to create a tapestry of the wanted.

Collaborators

Diana Williams – Story
Mark Montiel – Image

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