VIDEO: This Artist Is ‘Erasing’ the U.S.-Mexico Border Fence With Blue Paint
A Mexican-American artist has launched a project to “erase" the border fence in Nogales, Mexico. Ana Teresa Fernández hopes the project will raise awareness of migrant rights and human rights internationally. “For me the border, the border wall, is like a tombstone," she explains.A Mexican-American artist has launched a project to “erase” the border fence in Nogales, Mexico. On Monday, Ana Teresa Fernández, aided by 30 volunteers, began painting the barrier in a light blue hue to camouflage it against the sky.
“This wall has become a symbol of pain, a symbol where we lament the lives who have not been able to cross it,” the Mexican-born and San Diego-raised artist told The Associated Press.
Fernández hopes the project will raise awareness of migrant rights and human rights internationally. “For me the border, the border wall, is like a tombstone,” she explained.
Watch Fernández at work in this AJ Plus video.
–Posted by Roisin Davis
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