Unsettled Landscapes brought up many questions to talk about. Here are a few…

Q: What is the test for pure cocaine and how did this artist discover this fact?

A: Adriana Bustos used water to test the purity of cocaine in the dealer’s home.

Q: How do I convey American colonization without turning it into a European hate-fest or guilt-fest?
A: Stick to the facts.

Q: What is the weather in Nassau this very minute?

A: Blue Curry had a live feed from Nassau’s port to show when the next tourist ship was arriving.

Q: How many tonnes of newspaper did it take to create one tree?

A: Miller Lagos’s newspaper tree was about 3 tonnes in weight.

Q: Why are people displaced in Columbia?

A: Columbians have been displaced by many things including war, violence, social violence, and economic strife.

Q: How many mechanical modifications can one car really have?

A: Liz Cohen’s car won first place in the lowrider modifications catagory with more than four modifications.

Q: Is this trade really of equal or better value?

A: Trading artwork and goods in Middlebrook’s Your General Store brought this question up a lot.

Q: Will you marry me?

A: I was asked this when manning the Middlebrook work by one of the people who hung out in the park behind SITE Santa Fe.

Q: What are the things in your life that are really good?

A: I asked this question of a nine-year-old boy who won a tarot reading after acing the Spanish card game “31” in Pablo Helguera’s installation. The boy answered, “Well… I love everyone I know.”

Q: Does Sarah Palin live in Alert, Canada?

A: Stankovich’s work in Alert, Canada showed us that Alert was a great place to spy on Russia. So I thought maybe Sarah lives there?

Q: Why didn’t you see Unsettled Landscapes?

 A: I am not sure why you did not go….see you next time though!