Artist Sparks U.S.-Mexico Border Conversations with Interactive Installation

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer is a Canadian-Mexican artist who predominantly creates large-scale outdoor works using electronic devices. His most-recent installation entitled BorderTuner was comprised of three interactive stations on each side of the United States and Mexico border (Bowie High School on the U.S. side and Parque Chamizal in Ciudad Juárez respectively). These stations were outfitted with powerful searchlight beams that visitors can control using a small dial wheel. When the lights from an...