Mercedes Dorame reclaims connection to the land and ancestral knowledge by exploring what it means to exist as a Native inhabitant of contemporary Tovaangar (Los Angeles). Inspired by her augmented reality monument Portal for Tovaangar, Mercedes Dorame speaks with Dr. Wendy Teeter, Head Curator of Archaeology & Lecturer at the UCLA Fowler Museum, to peel back some of the concrete landscape in Los Angeles and get a view of the history and context that lie just beneath our feet.

The Monumental Perspectives Podcast further explores the augmented reality monuments created through the LACMA × Snapchat: Monumental Perspectives initiative. This episode is hosted by artist Mercedes Dorame with guest Dr. Wendy Teeter, Head Curator of Archaeology & Lecturer at the UCLA Fowler Museum. For more information about Portal for Tovaangar, visit lacma.org/dorame. Thumbnail artwork created in collaboration with Lens Creator, Sutu.

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Mercedes Dorame reclaims connection to the land and ancestral knowledge by exploring what it means to exist as a Native inhabitant of contemporary Tovaangar (Los Angeles). Inspired by her augmented reality monument Portal for Tovaangar, Mercedes Dorame converses with Dr. Edwin C. Krupp, Director of Griffith Observatory, to contextualize our potential relationship to the cosmos. 

The Monumental Perspectives Podcast further explores the augmented reality monuments created through the LACMA × Snapchat: Monumental Perspectives initiative. This episode is hosted by artist Mercedes Dorame with guest Dr. Edwin C. Krupp, Director of Griffith Observatory. For more information about Portal for Tovaangar, visit lacma.org/dorame. Thumbnail artwork created in collaboration with Lens Creator, Sutu.

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Mercedes Dorame reclaims connection to the land and ancestral knowledge by exploring what it means to exist as a Native inhabitant of contemporary Tovaangar (Los Angeles). Inspired by her augmented reality monument Portal for Tovaangar, Mercedes Dorame converses with her father Robert Dorame, a Tongva mentor, artist, and musician. The two discuss stories of growing up in Los Angeles and what it means to have a future in a city that has worked to erase Tongva culture. 

The Monumental Perspectives Podcast further explores the augmented reality monuments created through the LACMA × Snapchat: Monumental Perspectives initiative. This episode is hosted by artist Mercedes Dorame with her father Robert Dorame, a Tongva mentor, artist, and musician. For more information visit lacma.org/dorame. Thumbnail artwork created in collaboration with Lens Creator, Sutu. 

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Mercedes Dorame reclaims connection to the land and ancestral knowledge by exploring what it means to exist as a Native inhabitant of contemporary Tovaangar (Los Angeles). In this episode, listen to poetry by Mercedes's cousin, poet Megan Dorame and music by Robert Dorame, both inspired by Mercedes’s augmented reality monument Portal for Tovaangar. 

The Monumental Perspectives Podcast further explores the augmented reality monuments created through the LACMA × Snapchat: Monumental Perspectives initiative. This episode is hosted by poet Megan Dorame and music by Robert Dorame. For more information about Portal for Tovaangar, visit lacma.org/dorame. Thumbnail artwork created in collaboration with Lens Creator, Sutu. 

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A Walk in the Park with I.R. Bach takes you on a walk through the mind of the artist and creator of Think Big, an augmented reality project in Magic Johnson Park that invites us to think of the big questions, arriving at a deeper understanding of what makes us human. A Walk in the Park may be Ideally listened to on-site, accompanying the art piece itself. However, we invite you to experience A Walk in the Park wherever you are and however you get your podcasts. 

Think Big by I.R. Bach is part of the LACMA × Snapchat: Monumental Perspectives initiative, which uses augmented reality to explore monuments and murals, representation, and history. Monumental Perspectives brings together artists and technologists to create virtual monuments that explore just some of the histories of Los Angeles communities in an effort to highlight perspectives from across the region.

This initiative is made possible by Snapchat. Additional support is provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

For more information visit lacma.org/monumental

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