STUDY ON THE SOUND OF A .22 (2017)
Original research
Research Project in collaboration with anthropologist Ariana Hernandez-Reguant / HICCUP
Hialeah, Miami, FL, USA.
Developed during the International Artistic Residency Program, ASCF, Miami, Florida, USA (December 2017) with support from Art Center/South Florida, MAWA, and Panal361.
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Research Project in collaboration with anthropologist Ariana Hernandez-Reguant / HICCUP
Hialeah, Miami, FL, USA.
Developed during the International Artistic Residency Program, ASCF, Miami, Florida, USA (December 2017) with support from Art Center/South Florida, MAWA, and Panal361.
Field research for this project was conducted in December 2017 across multiple shooting ranges in Hialeah, Florida.
Located in Miami-Dade County's northwestern corner bordering the Everglades, Hialeah has long functioned as a local frontier. Much like its history of housing underground distilleries during Prohibition, the city became notorious for its proliferation of firearm manufacturing plants, assembly workshops, and gun stores – all of which effectively pressured City Hall to resist local regulations.
Today, the area hosts at least three active shooting ranges alongside numerous gun shops and pawn stores that also sell firearms. These ranges remain popular among Hialeah's predominantly Cuban population, often operating at full capacity. Notably, they require neither identity verification nor proof of firearm proficiency to rent and discharge weapons.
Excerpts from dialogues with staff at multiple Hialeah, Florida shooting ranges
