Pink seesaws on US-Mexico border wall create playful connection

Architect and activist Ronald Rael, in collaboration with architect Virginia San Fratello, realized Teetertotter Wall, a project conceived in 2009. Bright pink seesaws were installed through the steel slats of the US-Mexico border wall, allowing children and adults on both sides to play together. The installation was produced with local groups including Taller Herrería of Ciudad Juarez and Colectivo Chopeke. Rael, a professor at UC Berkeley and founder of Rael-San Fratello, posted a video on Instagram that garnered over 40,000 likes in 24 hours. The project is part of his broader Borderwall as Architecture initiative, which he describes as an 'artistic and intellectual hand grenade' reexamining the 650-mile barrier.