Video of a participant putting on the headset and preparing to speak live, the video image of her face can be seen projected onto the facade of the CECUT Omnimax Theater building behind her. play video










CECUT Project
Krzysztof Wodiczko, Adam Whiton, Sung Ho Kim

The purpose was to use progressive technology to give voice and visibility to the women who work in the "maquiladora" industry in Tijuana. We designed a headset that integrated a camera and a microphone allowing the wearer to move while keeping the transmitted image in focus. The headset was connected to two projectors and loudspeakers that transmitted the testimonies live. The women's testimonies focused on a variety of issues including work related abuse, sexual abuse, family disintegration, alcoholism, and domestic violence. These problems were shared live by the participants, in a public plaza on two consecutive nights, for an audience of more than 1,500. projections on the 60-foot diameter facade of the Omnimax Theater at the Centro Cultural Tijuana(CECUT)

The headset was connected to two projectors and loudspeakers that transmitted the testimonies live. The women's testimonies focused on a variety of issues including work related abuse, sexual abuse, family disintegration, alcoholism, and domestic violence.

The CECUT Project was part of InSITE2000 a binational contemporary arts project based on artistic investigation and activation of urban space in San Diego, United States, and Tijuana, Mexico.

The CECUT Project was featured in the Architectural Association's publication AAfiles#43