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。
![](https://scontent-nrt1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/67098485_2067338923574033_8329106894275789138_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s640x640&_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=18de74&_nc_ohc=-9gUx1GEZIwQ7kNvgFj4BDv&_nc_ht=scontent-nrt1-1.cdninstagram.com&oh=00_AYDgyIGLCLa1-Qk2LAAEVhSk7mkRntsKKUKL1Q58QRlrBA&oe=66AA20C2)
こちらはCNNの記事です。
![](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190730104445-seesaws-border-wall-us-mexico-trnd-02.jpg?q=x_2,y_0,h_898,w_1596,c_crop/w_800)
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。