Seesaw for kids along Sunland Park-Juarez border wall wins design prize
CNN Teeter-Totter Wall along the U.S. Mexico border at Sunland Park.
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico A collection of teeter-totters that briefly allowed children on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border wall to play together has won a prize from London’s Design Museum.
The three hot-pink seesaws were installed through the slats of the wall, with one seat in Sunland Park and the other in Ciudad Juarez. The artwork was put up on July 28, 2019, and removed from the politically charged border barrier after less than an hour.
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Pink seesaws on US-Mexico border wall win UK design award for 2020
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A collection of seesaws that briefly allowed children on both sides of the US-Mexico border wall to play together has won a prize from London s Design Museum.
Key points:
The artwork was designed by California architects Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello
Donald Trump planned to build a wall along the entire US-Mexico border
The three hot pink seesaws were installed through the slats of the wall, with one seat in the suburb of Sunland Park, New Mexico, and the other in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
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