| Title |
The Cloud |
| Creator |
Alfredo Jaar |
| Creator Nationality |
Chilean |
| Location City/State |
Valle Del Matador, Tijuana-San Diego |
| Location Country |
Mexico-United States Border |
| Style Period |
21st Century Art; Contemporary Art |
| Description |
"I created The Cloud as an ephemeral monument in the memory of those who lost their lives trying to cross the border. The Cloud lasted 45 minutes in which we offered a space and time of mourning. Music was played on both sides of the border, symbolically uniting a divided land and people. Poetry was read and a moment of silence was observed. Then the balloons were released. Contrary to normal wind conditions, the wind that morning took an unexpected turn and pushed the balloons towards Mexico. Catalina Enriquez, Felix Zavala, Guadalupe Romero, Trinidad Santiago, Aureliano Cabrera and the others went back home." ~ Alfredo Jaar, Notes on The Cloud, 2000. |
| Subject |
Border Art; Political Art |
| Creation Date |
October 14, 2000 CE |
| Form |
performance |
| Classes |
ARTH 4510: Topics in Latin American Art |
| Source |
inSITE 2000-2001: Fugitive Sites, New Contemporary Art Projects for San Diego-Tijuana. Distributed Art Publishers, New York, 2002. |
| Work ID |
9989 |
| Rights |
Digital Image Copyright University of Utah |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6r24c77 |
| Setname |
uu_aah_art |
| ID |
35712 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6r24c77 |
