RANCHERX - Carissa Samaniego

Rancherx is a project designed to open conversations about mixed identity in the Latinx community by connecting borderland radio, car culture, colcha embroidery, and traditional quilting patterns through an immersive sound sculpture. A 1977 Ford Ranchero (the classic American coupe utility vehicle) with hand-embroidered leather seats will function as a sculptural object and listening space - the host site for a collision of cultural practices including Rio Grande handicrafts, Americana textile traditions, and musica de la frontera.