So I finished the readings last weekend, so this is my attempt to revisit this material and develop some questions.
First of all, one of my favorite photos was from one of the InSite photos done by Acconci Studio, "Island on the Fence." Also "Toy an Horse." How can a natural landmark be so ugly defaced by wooden fencing. It almost seems laughable to divide an unstoppable force of nature by such a hideous decaying man-made divide. How does this picture of a physical landmark reflect the relationships of the countries it divides.
From the very first article about the Brinco sneakers, they in ways reminded me of the cell phone with the GPS navigation system given away for free to border crossers from last week. I found it so entertaining that a high end sneaker was given away so that consumers still paid the high end amount for sneakers that had such a functional value for illegal border crossers. In what other ways can high end industrys make a statement about exposing the contradictions in consumer culture, especially when it comes to the US Mexican border?
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