User:ClaudiaUnderdahl/sandbox

Cog•Nate Collective is a binational art and research collaborative composed by Amy Sánchez (Master of Fine Arts, with an Emphasis in Critical and Curatorial Studies, UC Irvine) and Misael Díaz (Master of Fine Arts, UC SD). Conceived since 2010 they foster cultural exchange between border communities in Mexico and the U.S. Their work explores the influence of economics, militarization, and other factors in the lives of migrant communities on both sides of the border. They currently work between Tijuana, Mexicali, Santa Ana and Los Angeles.

Overwiew

The collective generates multimedia site-specific projects whose goal is to revise the passive engagement with the experience of crossing and engage in dialogue with others, and to imagine new forms of social, civic and cultural engagement in transit. The Cognate Cruiser—an '80s Chevy station wagon covered with painted art has been utilize by the collective to create interventions, dialogues and radio broadcasts while crossing the border driving through traffic at the San Ysidro Port of Entry— Since 2013 they have been developing community-based projects in downtown Santa Ana at  CSUF Grand Central Art Center.

Collaborations