Video by artist Pastizal Zamudio, titled “Before the Last Rubble, in the Face of Dawn”, presents the artist’s works, inspired by the theory and works of Christopher Alexander

19/05/2023

Video, mp3

12-min video by Mexicali-based artist Pastizal Zamudio, who works between his hometown and the natural lndscapes, rural contexts and different agricultural fields of the United States. Zamudio’s first house as a child was El Sitio, the builder’s yard that was part of the experimental housing complex built by Christopher Alexander and his colleagues in Mexicali between 1975 and 1976. In early 2022, INSITE commissioned Zamudio to create an art project, including a work that could be based on his experience and memory of El Sitio.

Created by:

Pastizal Zamudio, INSITE Commonplaces , Mexicali, BC, Mexico

Content of

Public Event

El Sitio: A Timeless Way of Building 18/05/2023 to 20/05/2023

A newly commissioned pavilion by Mexicali-based architecture firms Veintedoce and Localista, which designed a platform for the event based on Alexander's ideas, Mexicali, BC, Mexico

Conference, Professional Event

Organized by:

INSITE Journal, as one of "The Sedimentary Effect" five-year project based in San Diego and Baja California, structured in three chapters: “Erratic Fields,” “A Timeless Way of Building,” and “The Spiritual Realm.” - Andrea Torreblanca, Curator

“El Sitio: A Timeless Way of Building” was a three-day event held in Mexicali, Baja California, at the builders yard, that was part of the low cost housing project built by Christopher Alexander and the Center for Environmental Structure from ...