Motorcycle Diaries
Here is the press release written by Gary R. Tuma, executive director of the Walker Point Center for the Arts…
Ernesto Che Guevara-Hero or Terrorist? A multi-media installation at Walker’s Point Center for the Arts.
Mary Pat Clasen’s Shorewood High School Spanish Class has installed their final class project at Walker’s Point Center for the Arts. “Let the World Change You and You Can Change the World” an interactive multi-media installation.
Clasen’s class takes a critical look at the life and times of Ernesto Che Guevara. In 1951-1952 Che took a trip through South America that changed the world. In this trip Che discovered the strong passion for the injustice that he encountered in each country where he traveled. How is it that a trip can change you so much? The installation interprets this question for today’s young people and explores the impact of the travels.
As one of the most recognizable images in the world, Clasen’s class asks the question: Does Che deserve this recognition?
The Motorcycle Diaries, Shorewood High School Spanish Film and Current Events Class. This exhibition was inspired by The Motorcycle Diaries—a book and a film about young Che Guevera’s travels through South America. “Let the World Change You and You Can Change the World”—a phrase borrowed from the film—became the “big idea” of this school museum. In the two-part exhibition, students explore ways in which Che was changed by the injustices he witnessed on his South America trip, his reaction to these injustices, and the impact of his actions on the world. Students grapple with two very different perspectives on Che.
This bi-lingual exhibition was put on display at Shorewood High School before traveling to the Walker Point Center for the Arts, in Milwaukee, WI, where student docents interpreted their exhibition for an audience of Spanish-speaking peers from a neighboring high school.
