Week 3!

I really enjoyed reading about inSITE this week. What a strange and cool event! The layout particularly fascinated me; that the visitors were drawn in and advertised to and then upon arrival, they had to fight to find their way through the thing. It draws such a parallel to the actual act of border crossing--people talk and talk about it, and then when it's time to actually go for it, it's a seemingly impossible task. I wonder what it would be like to be a Mexican immigrant attending these art exhibitions? Would they recognize the parallels as well, if not more so? What would their experiences be like at the exhibitions themselves? Emotionally charged or reserved and removed? On a simpler note, though it is a strong and meaningful choice to have exhibitions taking place on both sides of the border, it is a little limiting for those illegal immigrants who may want to get the full experience of the event, seeing as they would not be able to cross the border into Mexico and back.

I was fascinated by Brinco shoes. I don't really have any questions about them, per se, but I thought that was such a creative idea. It reminded me of the poetry-ridden cell phones, only in a less forced and alienating way. Very clever.