Exploring Mexico’s abandoned railways
The Big Picture: Exploring Mexico’s abandoned railways in a homemade ‘spaceship’
By James Trew From engadget
When artists Ivan Puig and Andrés Padilla Domene decided to explore Mexico’s abandoned railways, they wanted one vehicle that could ride on road and track. The result is the Sonda de Exploración Ferroviaria Tripulada, aka SEFT-1 (above). The vehicle allows Puig and Padilla to travel on between, and on the tracks while taking pictures, recording video and interviewing locals. The goal of the project is to highlight the impact that the failed railway between Mexico City and the Atlantic had on local communities, many of which are now extremely isolated. SEFT-1 will be presented at an exhibition in London until July 27th. Much of the media and journeys are also documented on the project’s website at: http://www.seft1.net
For more on this story and to see the video go to: http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/25/exploring-mexicos-abandoned-railways/?ncid=rss_truncated
Here’s a direct link to the artists’ SEFT-1 Abandoned Railways Exploration Probe film. The exhibition of this project is on display at Furtherfield Gallery, London until 27 July 2014 https://vimeo.com/74649097