Touring
Juan Ortiz-Apuy
Tropicana

With Tropicana, artist Juan Ortiz-Apuy presents a world where the biodiversity of his native Costa Rica rhymes with the tempting array of products on store shelves. In this seductive universe, the exoticism of Latin America - with its colorful animals, lush vegetation and lively rhythms - is matched only by advertising strategies that appeal to the visual, tactile and auditory qualities of objects... the better to attract budding consumers!

Specification sheet

Space required: minimum space required : 80 m² (860 ft²)
Availability: starting September 2022
Languages: English, French and Spanish

Components - exhibition

— Tropicana, video, sound, 7 min 32 s
— Midnight Poison, animation, sound, 1 min 20 s
— Inflatable sculpture
— Studio lamp with tripod
— Midnight Poison, Midnight Rain and Midnight Sun, computer rendered-image, inkjet print on backlit film
— Light table
— 111 miscellaneous objects

Components - education

— Family booklet
— Association game
— Composition workshop
— Pre- and post-visit document for teachers
— Scenario for the visit and the workshop
— Video tutorials for the training of educators

The Tropicana tour benefits from the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.