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Dreams of the Jaguar’s Daughter

Dreams of the Jaguar’s Daughter

Dreams of the Jaguar’s Daughter is a Surreal VR Documentary where Achik’, the spirit of a young immigrant, guides viewers through her dreams and memories of her arduous journey north. Starting in the Guatemalan jungle, traveling through central Mexico and reaching the Arizona Desert. Each dream is composed from documentation of immigrants’ journeys during the 2018 Caravan through today, using 3D scans, drones, traditional footage, interviews and 360 footage.

Dreams of the Jaguar’s Daughter is a Surreal VR Documentary where Achik’, the spirit of a young immigrant, guides viewers through her dreams and memories of her arduous journey north. Starting in the Guatemalan jungle, traveling through central Mexico and reaching the Arizona Desert. Each dream is composed from documentation of immigrants’ journeys during the 2018 Caravan through today, using 3D scans, drones, traditional footage, interviews and 360 footage.

Alfredo Salazar-Caro

Alfredo Salazar-Caro is an artist living and working in Brooklyn, NY. He has been integrating VR/AR into his artistic practice since 2013 and has been lecturing on the subject since 2014 at institutions such as NYU, School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Johns Hopkins University. He is also the co-founder and Creative Director of DiMoDA, the Digital Museum of Digital Art, a virtual museum dedicated to commissioning and exhibiting XR artworks by contemporary artists.