{"id":52747,"date":"2019-08-02T11:03:02","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T17:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/?p=52747"},"modified":"2025-11-21T08:47:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:47:24","slug":"ronald-rael-on-instagram-one-of-the-most-incredible-experiences-of-my-and-vasfsfs-career-bringing-to-life-the-conceptual-drawings-of-the-teetertotter-wall-from","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/ronald-rael-on-instagram-one-of-the-most-incredible-experiences-of-my-and-vasfsfs-career-bringing-to-life-the-conceptual-drawings-of-the-teetertotter-wall-from\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronald Rael on Instagram: \u201cOne of the most incredible experiences of my and @vasfsf\u2019s career bringing to life the conceptual drawings of the Teetertotter Wall from\u2026\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most incredible experiences of my and @vasfsf\u2019s career bringing to life the conceptual drawings of the Teetertotter Wall from 2009 in an event filled with joy, excitement, and togetherness at the borderwall. The wall became a literal fulcrum for U.S. – Mexico relations and children and adults were connected in meaningful ways on both sides with the recognition that the actions that take place on one side have a direct consequence on the other side. Amazing thanks to everyone who made this event p<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source: Ronald Rael on Instagram: \u201cOne of the most incredible experiences of my and @vasfsf\u2019s career bringing to life the conceptual drawings of the Teetertotter Wall from\u2026\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Project that exists at the intersections of design (architecture), art, politics, and play. A set of pink see-saws were designed by architects (UC Berkeley), fabricated by craftspeople (Ciudad Juarez) and set up along the pre-existing border wall at Sunland Park, New Mexico and ANAPRA. The photographs and posts have gone viral as of 2019 07 29.<\/p>\n

The project makes use of a kind of absurdism. It draws both from Teatro Campesino and from Brecht for its power. It may be appropriate to invoke Boal.<\/p>\n

Since I have been refreshing my memory of Massumi\u2019s Parables for the Virtual, I wonder if his lenses are useful here as well.<\/p>\n

For the sake of completeness I will attach the other URLs below.<\/p>\n

A Seesaw Art Installation on the US-Mexico Border Allowed Kids on Both Sides to Play Together<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n