Juan Obando
Colombia
Colombia
Pro Revolution Soccer es una instalación interactiva que presenta una versión modificada del popular videojuego de fútbol Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) en el que el Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN) se presenta como una nueva opcion. Esta pieza está inspirada en la relación duradera entre EZLN y el club de fútbol italiano Inter Milan, y en un mítico partido de fútbol en el que EZLN desafió al Inter pero nunca tuvo lugar. El trabajo aprovecha la entropía inherente que se encuentra en los sistemas operativos de las computadoras para actuar como una metáfora de la intervención de las estructuras capitalistas, activando la presencia del movimiento zapatista a través de una plataforma narrativa contemporánea. Esta intervención en el videojuego configura una zona autónoma dentro de una macroestructura modelada por el capital global que, casi como el EZLN, representa una alternativa a la crisis histórica de revoluciones que se define por la toma de control de un sistema.
Pro Revolution Soccer is an interactive installation that presents a modified version of the popular soccer videogame Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) in which the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) is introduced as a new feature. This piece is inspired by the lasting relationship between EZLN and the Italian soccer club Inter Milan, and by a mythical football match for which EZLN challenged Inter but never took place. The work takes advantage of the inherent entropy found in computer operating systems to act as a metaphor for the intervention of capitalist structures, activating the presence of the Zapatista movement through a contemporary narrative platform. This intervention in the video game configures an autonomous zone within a macro-structure modeled by global capital which —most like EZLN— represents an alternative to the historical crisis of revolutions that are defined by the takeover of a system.
More: http://www.juanobando.com/
Pro Revolution Soccer is an interactive installation that presents a modified version of the popular soccer videogame Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) in which the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) is introduced as a new feature. This piece is inspired by the lasting relationship between EZLN and the Italian soccer club Inter Milan, and by a mythical football match for which EZLN challenged Inter but never took place. The work takes advantage of the inherent entropy found in computer operating systems to act as a metaphor for the intervention of capitalist structures, activating the presence of the Zapatista movement through a contemporary narrative platform. This intervention in the video game configures an autonomous zone within a macro-structure modeled by global capital which —most like EZLN— represents an alternative to the historical crisis of revolutions that are defined by the takeover of a system.
More: http://www.juanobando.com/
