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February 18, 2008
Bryon Finoki documents the human movement across a fallen boundaryl after Palestinian militants blew the wall at Rafah between Gaza and Egypt.
This is a reclamation of public space from the arbitrary divisions of nationalism.
Finoki writes:
I mean, there is such a fine line between walls that are meant to keep people 'in' and walls that are meant to keep people 'out', if you think about it. Despite any stated intention, either way, a border wall will produce both consequences. For instance, while the US-Mexico border fence’s formal purpose is to keep unwanted immigrants out, its ultimate effect is to keep them inside Mexico. This is made even more paradoxical when you think about the border fence’s impact on those undocumented immigrants who are already within the U.S. and now probably feel trapped there because the risk of exiting the country and not being able to return has become too great.
So, again, the wall achieves both inside and outside conditions.
The title of the post if from Finoki's page.
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