BORDER TUNER - EL PASO

ESNM AGENTS WITNESSED THE SPECTACULAR INTERACTIVE “BORDER TUNER” INSTALLATION ACROSS THE US-MEXICO BORDER BY RAFAEL LOZANO-HEMMER.

THREE INTERACTIVE STATIONS ON EACH SIDE OF THE BORDER CONTROLLED POWERFUL SEARCHLIGHT BEAMS USING A SMALL DIAL WHEEL. WHEN LIGHTS FROM ANY TWO STATIONS ARE DIRECTED AT EACH OTHER, MICROPHONES AND SPEAKERS AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH-ON TO ALLOW PARTICIPANTS TO TALK WITH ONE ANOTHER, CREATING CROSS-BORDER CONVERSATIONS.

OUR DOCUMENTATION IS FROM THE BOWIE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS IN EL PASO ON NOVEMBER 14TH, 2019.

RAFAEL LOZANO-HEMMER 2019. ORGANIZED BY THE RUBIN CENTER AT UTEP, EL PASO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND FUNDACIÓN COMUNITARIA DE LA FRONTERA NORTE. SUPPORTED BY THE MELLON FOUNDATION, ARTE ABIERTO, BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES, VIA ART FUND AND NOVAMEX.