DESIGN

UPLIFT is a sculptural representation of a flock of birds at the moment at which they begin to take flight. The birds are in anupward motion, experiencing pushing and pulling foces--excitement, aggression, competition and strength--as they so strongly, and even violently, long for flight and thus freedom.

 

Six community workshops were held around El Paso and Cd. Juarez inviting the community to participate in the creationg of the wing desings using a perforated paper technique.

 

Samples of the wing desings created by the community

WING DESIGN

300 designs were created by the community, which are to be the master patterns for bird wings. The project's workshop production provides people a sense of ownership that will allow the creation of an artwork, a newly bonded community, and a more intimate awareness of the challenges faced by our binational com- munity.