Mi Vida (My Life) was produced by Israel Martínez in 2006. Courtesy by the artist and Arredondo \ Arozarena gallery. This piece was awarded a prize of distinction, Prix Ars Electronica in 2007.
Israel says:
I made this work in 2006, using some recordings I captured on a MiniDisc a few years before while learning how to make recordings on portable and digital equipment. I went to a junkyard in Guadalajara, Mexico and played with all auto parts I found, then assembled most of the tape into this piece, adding in sounds from a library, including the sound of the car crash and siren.
I wanted to make a non-linear narrative of a ride ending in a crash. I mean, this is the story, but the "events" are presented differently, going back and forth and connected through acoustic and gestural similarities - composition. I was influenced by literature and films based on this kind of structure.
I decided to create a work using car sounds to protest the abuse of the automobile in Mexican cities, and as a criticism of its status as a cult object.