アメリカとメキシコの国境をシーソーでつないだ建築家Ronald RaelさんとVirginia San Fratelloさんのアイデア「#TeeterTotterWall」

アメリカとメキシコの国境をシーソーでつないだ建築家Ronald RaelさんとVirginia San Fratelloさんの取り組みがTwitterに流れてきました。

Two California professors have seen their vision for a seesaw that allows children from the US and Mexico to play together become reality.

Custom-built seesaws have been installed in Sunland Park, New Mexico, where a slatted border fence separates it from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. pic.twitter.com/bqeGFj1UIR

— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 30, 2019

Art is such a powerful vehicle for change.

A beautiful installation at our southern border that reminds us that: “Actions that take place on one side have direct consequences on the other.”
We are all connected.
We are all one. 💚pic.twitter.com/NaREd5Vd7z

— RAICES (@RAICESTEXAS) July 30, 2019

こちらはRonald RaelさんのInstagramです。

Instagram

www.instagram.com

こちらはCNNの記事です。

Artists installed seesaws at the border so kids in the US and Mexico could play together | CNN

It may seem like an ordinary scene: Children and adults playing on pink seesaws, carelessly laughing and chatting with each other

www.cnn.com

記事のよれば10年前に考えたアイデアであり、GoFundMeで数百万ドル集めたことで実現したのだとか。

こちらにプロジェクトサイトがあります。

BORDERWALL AS ARCHITECTURE

www.borderwallasarchitecture.com