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In November 2019 Border Tuner = Sintonizador Fronterizo was launched as an interactive public art installation created by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer on the the US-Mexico border.

Strangers using searchlights were able to talk to one another in conversations connecting Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua and El Paso in Texas.

Locations: Bowie High School, El Paso and Parque Chamizal, Ciudad Juárez

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bordertuner.net
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lozano-hemmer.com@errafael

Videos
https://vimeo.com/336228833

About the installation
Three interactive stations on each side of the border control powerful searchlight beams using a small dial wheel. When lights from any two stations are directed at each other, microphones and speakers automatically switch-on to allow participants to talk with one another, creating cross-border conversations.

The project was curated by Kerry Doyle and León de la Rosa, with programming direction by Edgar Picazo.

Headlines
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s Border Tuner
Interactive Art Installation Lets Strangers Talk To Each Other Across The Border
https://youtu.be/DTjF_J-Y1kc

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Embedded Tweets
https://twitter.com/errafael/status/1198038390710657024
https://twitter.com/BorderTuner/status/1197269658791006208
https://twitter.com/BorderTuner/status/1196234081035526144
https://twitter.com/errafael/status/1198266783012143109
https://twitter.com/malloryfalk/status/1197873001003388928

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Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

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