Documentary Film Screening of Mariposa Relámpago

Including Q&A with artist Guadalupe Maravilla and Laura G. Gutiérrez

Join us down in the amphitheater at Laguna Gloria for a film screening of the documentary film Mariposa Relámpago. The screening will be followed by a brief conversation and public Q&A with artist Guadalupe Maravilla and scholar Laura G. Gutiérrez.

 
The film Mariposa Relámpago narrates the mythology and spiritual journey around Guadalupe Maravilla’s sculpture, also titled Mariposa Relámpago. The film follows the sculpture’s process of transformation from a school bus, to a healing instrument; featuring the bus’ migration across multiple international borders, its blessing inside of a volcano, the FBI’s involvement, and its future described by a Tarot card reader.

This screening is open to the public and admission is free. Skip the line with advance registration, or register upon walk-up. Seating and refreshments will open at 6:30P with the film begin shortly after 7P. Feel free to stop by our onsite cafe Spread & Co. to purchase snacks and additional beverages. Seating for the amphitheater is on grass, dirt and stone. Please bring your own ground seating for your comfort.

This program is presented in conjunction with the installation Mariposa Relámpago, on view through November 3, 2024 at Laguna Gloria. Learn more about the project and the artist here. The artist will lead an hour-long public sound ceremony with guest sound healers the following evening Thursday, October 10th, activating Mariposa Relámpago, a vibrational healing instrument and sculpture. For more information and to register, visit here.

Guadalupe Maravilla: Mariposa Relámpago is commissioned by the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston. Mariposa Relámpago will travel to venues across Texas through a partnership between organizations including Ballroom Marfa, The Contemporary Austin, and the Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston. The Contemporary Austin’s presentation is organized by Alex Klein, Head Curator & Director of Curatorial Affairs.

For accommodation requests, please email [email protected] in advance.

About Laura G. Gutiérrez

 
Laura G. Gutiérrez is Associate Professor of Latinx and Mexican Performance and Visual Studies in the Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, where she also serves as Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Public Practice in the College of Fine Arts. Part of her portfolio is overseeing student-centered initiatives. She has received support from the Getty Research Institute and from UT’s Provost Author’s Fellows program for the book she is currently completing, Binding Intimacies in Contemporary Queer Latinx Performance and Visual Art. She is the author of Performing Mexicanidad: Vendidas y Cabareteras on the Transnational Stage, winner of a Modern Languages Association book award, and has published catalog essays, journal essays, book chapters, and reviews on performance, visual arts, film, and video art. As Artistic Director of OUTsider (Austin, TX), Gutiérrez programs the organization’s annual festival.