LA FRONTERA: ARTISTS ALONG THE US-MEXICAN BORDER
LA FRONTERA: ARTISTS ALONG THE US-MEXICAN BORDER
A long term project by photographer Stefan Falke
Since 2008 I have visited most major and some smaller cities on both sides of the 2000 miles long U.S. – Mexico border and photographed about 200 painters, photographers, musicians, writers, dancers, architects and art promoters in order to shine a spotlight on the vibrant cultural activities and cross-border opportunities that exist despite the tremendous challenges
in this bi-national region.
The region has particular significance to me since I grew up in Germany with a border dividing my country into East and West until it came down in 1989. Meanwhile the steel ‘wall’ between the US and Mexico is growing in length and height and does its part to create a physiological and physical barrier between the United States and Mexico.
More about the project at borderartists.com