Open AccessTwin Cities Torn Apart: A Story about the U.S–Mexico Border
Author(s) -
Bertha Alicia Bermudez Tapia,
Mario Jímenez Díaz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
borders in globalization review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-9913
DOI - 10.18357/bigr21202019829
Subject(s) - twin cities , closure (psychology) , foot (prosody) , geography , history , genealogy , political science , art , archaeology , law , literature , metropolitan area
This visual art project captures how the twin cities of Matamoros, Mexico, and Brownsville, Texas, have been torn apart due to COVID-19 and the temporary border closure. Families were separated, physical borders became more prominent, and loved ones were unable to stand with each other, even at six foot apart. This project describes what inhabitants of these twin cities have experienced and how they have supported each other.