The foundation of the proposal is the Fatherland series, which exists within the realm of an archive, documenting 30 sites of hate crimes of LGBTQ Peruvians by terrorism, police brutality, & civilian murders. This new iteration expands into a 4-part visual/sensory experience guiding viewers from evidence to action and remembrance.

Room 1: A projected 3-channel Fatherland film comprised of low sound and moving images of murder sites, overlaid with the victim’s name, and location and nature of the assault.

Room 2: Viewers pass through the Burning Clouds installation: billowing clouds of vaporized fog descending from the ceiling which is the surface for the projected burning pyre film. It was filmed on the site of Joel Molero’s murder in Peru.

Room 3: Visitors feel a difference in the flooring as they walk directly on: Monument, Stage I - a space occupied only by a silver pyre on a floor comprised of thousands of locally sourced stones from the country where the exhibit is held. An engraver will be on site carving the names of victims of hate crimes in the host museum’s country. This piece underscores that murders of LGBTQ people happen in every country.

Part 4: Stones from the exhibit will be used to create a public memorial honoring the lives of LGBTQ victims. It is a 26-meter-long triangular groove set into the earth. The stone walls will reveal the engraved names and provide spaces for rest and contemplation. This final iteration of the work is titled: Monument: At Rest.