International Waters: pipe from Mexican side of the border fence
Aguas internacionales
- Collection
- Description
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For inSITE97 San Diego artist Louis Hock constructed "International Waters/Aguas internacionales" at the Border Field State Park/Playas de Tijuana section of the border fence. Using water pumped from a well several miles northeast of the site, Hock built a double-sided drinking fountain with one head on each side of the border. People bending to drink from the heads could see each other through a hole cut in the metal fence. During the exhibition, US government authorities suddenly decided to replace the opaque metal fence with a chain link fence. "International Waters/Aguas internacionales" used the valuable resource, potable water, as an example of the flow and exchange that occurs along the border, despite the barriers and questions of ownership that try to hinder it. --inSITE97
- Creation Date
- 1997
- Artist
- Sponsor
- Location Of Originals
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This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 06, Item 147)
- Venue
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Border Field State Park, San Diego, California, United States
Tijuana, Playas de, Baja California Norte, Mexico
- Physical Description
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pipes (conduits); Water filters
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- Geographic
- Genres
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Format
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- Identifier
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Shared Shelf: 16715428
- Related Resource
Online finding aid
- Classification
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Architecture and City Planning
Garden and Landscape
Sculpture and Installations
- Cite This Work
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[Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
- Copyright
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Unknown (US)
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- Last Modified
2020-10-28