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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.94,0:00:03.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.26,0:00:36.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For me the most fond memory is always about mischief.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.36,0:00:40.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You had to go away from the norm.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.42,0:00:47.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that’s where it’s fun.\NBecause if it’s normal, it’s not fun.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.48,0:00:48.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.00,0:00:57.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,["Alejandro Almanza Pereda's Obstacle Course"]
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.22,0:01:01.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m from Mexico City
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.74,0:01:06.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mexico City is really quick,\Nbut it’s not like New York.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.86,0:01:10.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a general rule for going to New York City,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.02,0:01:14.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you don’t have any contacts,\Nthe first year is tough.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.62,0:01:18.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Obstacle #1:\NGetting started in New York City...]
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.02,0:01:19.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Alejandro's desk]
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.04,0:01:22.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I moved to New York City after undergraduate,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.42,0:01:25.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was planning to work really hard and get some money.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.24,0:01:28.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have a good job as an art handler.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.64,0:01:35.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had an art band.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.04,0:01:38.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we were doing great.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.00,0:01:46.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We’d be making concerts, having a lot of fun.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.70,0:01:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was doing art.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.56,0:01:58.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was living in a great place with great roommates--
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.04,0:01:59.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,amazing friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.22,0:02:01.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was my time of life.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.64,0:02:06.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I realized that after this,\Neverything is going to go downhill.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.46,0:02:09.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I went back to Mexico City.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.00,0:02:16.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After four years in Mexico,\NI really wanted to go back to New York City.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.16,0:02:20.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But of course I don’t have a visa for that.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.52,0:02:26.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I thought oh, well I should just apply for school.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.62,0:02:30.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hunter is just like a long term dress rehearsal.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.78,0:02:35.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was coming back I thought oh, New York,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.32,0:02:37.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[snaps fingers]\Neasy, you know.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.04,0:02:41.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It will be fun.\NI know the city, I’ll get my old job.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.10,0:02:43.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s going to be OK.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.02,0:02:45.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it didn’t happen that way.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.86,0:02:49.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Obstacle #2]
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.28,0:02:51.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Because he can't afford an apartment...]
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.44,0:02:53.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Alejandro couch surfs for the semester.]
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.82,0:02:58.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My adventure started in Greenpoint\Nat Rick’s and Birgit’s for 2 months.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.90,0:02:59.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was great.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.02,0:03:04.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I moved to Miriam’s and Shawn's\Nfor two weeks, in Bushwick.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.80,0:03:07.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I went to Madrid for a week.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.84,0:03:08.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I came back,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.42,0:03:12.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stayed at Claudia’s sofa for some days.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.04,0:03:17.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I got this residency at The Den\Nand I stayed for a week there
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.26,0:03:20.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at Mckendree’s Project in Clinton Hill.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.40,0:03:23.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After that, I stayed like two days in DUMBO--
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.50,0:03:25.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was a friend’s of a friend’s of a friend’s.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.34,0:03:27.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then went back to Miriam’s and Shawn.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.92,0:03:30.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Moved 3 blocks to Claudia’s sofa,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.18,0:03:33.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I moved to my friend’s, Bernardo,\Nfor a week and a half...
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.46,0:03:35.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,oh, I think so...less than that.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.08,0:03:37.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Back to Miriam’s and Shawn,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.56,0:03:40.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I’m here again at Claudia’s.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.22,0:03:43.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I am not staying in the sofa,\NI’m staying in the bed.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.08,0:03:44.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Claudia's out of town)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.06,0:03:48.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And from here, right now,\Nwe’re going to go to Erik’s and Melissa,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.34,0:03:51.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I’m going to stay there for three days.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.70,0:03:53.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m going to take care of their plants.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.50,0:03:56.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And after that, I don’t know.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.50,0:03:59.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I might ask my friend Alberto for shelter, you know.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.46,0:04:05.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I spent like $600 on rent.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.14,0:04:07.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That seems pretty incredible.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.02,0:04:11.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So instead of paying rent, I make a big party.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.86,0:04:13.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And a party should be taken seriously.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.62,0:04:15.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do it with all your might.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.88,0:04:20.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have been quite lucky to survive this semester.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.08,0:04:24.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I kind of like stressful situations.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.64,0:04:25.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[sound of glass breaking]
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.84,0:04:27.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Obstacle #3]
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.50,0:04:29.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[The night before Alejandro's first crit...]
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.48,0:04:33.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[He accidentally knocks over some drywall...]
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.70,0:04:37.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Half of his sculptures break.]
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.94,0:04:38.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,--Oops.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.54,0:04:46.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It feels like a crime scene, no?\NLike, yeah, this feels weird, yeah.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.36,0:04:49.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought that you were going to think I went crazy\Nand I started kicking everything.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.78,0:04:50.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Laughs]
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.64,0:04:53.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Jess Wheaton--studio mate]\NWell admittedly that did cross my mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.40,0:04:56.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That you just got frustrated with your like tiny cube.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.62,0:04:57.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Both laugh]
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.28,0:05:08.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Alejandro showed what survived at his crit...]
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.44,0:05:11.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Then took the sculptures apart]
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.32,0:05:17.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love light.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.12,0:05:20.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I use the light bulb,\Nthe fragility of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.08,0:05:22.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They’re delicate.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.46,0:05:26.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you apply pressure on them lengthwise,\Nthey are super tough.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.02,0:05:32.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I kind of like that this stick that emits light\Nis holding something,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.62,0:05:33.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like a structure.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.74,0:05:36.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This, a living thing--
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.56,0:05:37.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this current is active.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.14,0:05:46.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alright.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.64,0:05:53.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Running out of money...]
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.66,0:05:55.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Alejandro improvises.]
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.36,0:06:03.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[He sells back some materials.]
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.14,0:06:08.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Refund: $82.41]
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.80,0:06:11.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Obstacle 4]
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.68,0:06:14.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Hunter decides to move the MFA studios\Nto a smaller building...]
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.40,0:06:16.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[with more students.]
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.18,0:06:21.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Alejandro creates an artwork in response...]
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.14,0:06:22.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[with fellow grad students.]
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.50,0:06:32.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The sadness about what’s happening to this building,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.24,0:06:35.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it has been like 10 years of fight.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.50,0:06:48.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Irvin Morazan, third year grad student]\NI will be the last class to graduate from this building
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.18,0:06:49.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before it gets torn down.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.06,0:06:53.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Abelardo Cruz Santiago, first year grad student]\NEvery student that’s gone through here\Nhas had like a good space,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.78,0:06:55.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now like that’s gonna be taken away.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.22,0:07:02.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They offer the best studios,\Nwhile still having really good faculty too.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.02,0:07:07.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Almanza Pereda]\NLook at this room, it’s pretty amazing.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.14,0:07:11.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it’s a shame because\Nthe 5th floor is half empty,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.82,0:07:13.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the 6th floor is half empty.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.42,0:07:18.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really like the buildings--\Nlike gritty and ugly.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.12,0:07:20.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It has something, you know?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.78,0:07:34.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I never done a piece with text.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.52,0:07:36.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it was really hard for me.\NIt’s like, what should I say?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.70,0:07:38.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like, “Yeah, I want my money back.”
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.76,0:07:49.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was just writing words and words,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.58,0:07:53.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I start thinking about what’s happening--
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.62,0:07:56.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we’re just, like, being displaced.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.40,0:08:02.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Man, off screen]\NWhen I saw the sign I was just like,\Nwow, 21st century graffiti.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.32,0:08:07.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Another man, off screen]\NI think it’s getting the point across\Nthat we’re unhappy about this move.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.60,0:08:10.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Almanza Pereda]\NI have to do it in my own language.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.18,0:08:16.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you have a harsh path,\Nyou improvise, you learn, no?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.72,0:08:22.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it’s healthy to stand up when there’s something affecting you and your community.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.78,0:08:24.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hunter is my community.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.90,0:08:32.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s not tequila, it’s a mescal.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.80,0:08:36.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s a mescal that some friends are selling in Mexico City.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.08,0:08:39.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s pretty delicious.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.08,0:08:40.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cheers!