For more than a decade, Claudia Bitrán has been remaking James Cameron's Titanic through an extensive collaborative process that spans film, painting, sculpture, drawing, animation, performance, and scenography. Using lo-fi materials, deliberately visible methods of production, DIY processes, and spontaneous casting, Bitrán meticulously reconstructs the original film scene-by-scene at an intimate scale. The project has involved more than 1,400 participants across the United States, Chile, and Mexico, who have contributed as actors, crew members, and collaborators, allowing the work to take shape and evolve through collective labor and improvisation.
TITANIC, A DEEP EMOTION is up through March 28 at Cristin Tierney Gallery in New York.
