An interactive postcard installation in collaboration with Jesse Remark. The installation protests the US- Mexico Border wall and the role that creatives take in designing oppressive structures. 

Role:  Research, photography, graphic design, event and direct action organizing

Fun Fact! I wanted to use real images for the postcards but the stock images of bricks I found online did not have the right dimensions or resolution I wanted so I ended up using my own photographs. I spent a whole day walking around New York city in search of the perfect bricks to give the installation the look and feel of a real brick wall!

Featured in MAP (Make Art with Purpose) Website and social media, and on Writing On it All (Writing on the Wall event at the Eugene College of Liberal Arts)

A wall of postcards 

On January 25,Trump signed executive order 13767 that formalized the construction of the wall that would divide the US-Mexico Border. It also loosened terms for deportation of undocumented immigrants, and put 10,000 immigration officers into the workforce for the sole purpose of deportation. We wanted to bring attention to this cause, because it was overlooked by the multiple executive orders what were signed that same month. Following the executive order, there was a nationwide call to action for designers to submit proposals for the wall. NY based firms like EIA, DarkPulse, & Tutor Perini Corp. all submitted designs.  

#WallOfHate is a postcard-based installation that tackles both the “Trump Wall” that will divide the border between the United States and Mexico and opens a conversation about accountability and social responsibility in the design industry. The wall is made up of postcards, which have a brick printed in the front, and a guided prompt in the back that reads “This wall builds ____, take it down.” This installation asks participants to take down the wall brick by brick (postcard by postcard), the postcards will be sent to the architecture and engineering firms that sent submissions for the wall. This subtle act of resistance allows students who may not be able to march in the streets to speak up, be heard, and take a stand.

our message

As the up and coming generation of designers, we have the responsibility of upholding our values and being held accountable for the social impact of our designs. We believe that this message of disapproval will be heard loudest from our voices, it will show that as designers we are paying attention, we care, and we do not agree with the actions these firms have taken. 

El DIA DE LOS INMIGRANTES

This installation was deployed on May 1, 2017. The day was coined El Día de los Inmigrantes and taken by activists to advocate for their rights and protest the multiple oppressive legislations passed by the current administration. Although we had planned to get the installation approved by the school and play by the rules, there were so many last minute hurdles that we had to simply put it up guerrilla style. Although we anticipated the installation to last a couple of days at most, it was able to stay up two weeks, and was brought back to campus months later during Writing On it All ‘s event for DACA/ Sanctuary.