Do We Dream Under The Same Sky, a collaborative performance and installation by Tomas Vu and Rirkrit Tiravanija consisting of live silkscreen printing, prints, texts and graffiti over portraits, is inspired by the spirit of resistance that lies at the root of “Gringo,” a term commonly used in Latin America to describe a Western foreigner. It is commonly believed that the term originated from the phrase “Green go home!” Part myth and part folklore, the story is both a misunderstanding and to some degree, an invention of the imagination.
Whether or not these theories are true, the rebellious gesture that they represent resonates profoundly in the Americas, but all over the world. The collaborative performance and installation, first presented at the Colombia-America library in Bogotá, Colombia titled Green Go Home, exposed the underlying subtext of U.S. interventions and colonialist attitudes towards Latin America and Asia: an antagonism that has cost many lives and much strife. In each installment, Do We Dream Under The Same Sky invokes the spirit of rebellion against the invader, the colonial power and the repressive government to investigate the layers of interpretation, readings and misunderstandings of resistance.
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