{"id":2264,"date":"2017-12-18T12:03:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T12:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fundacionnmac.org\/collection\/francis-alys\/dont-cross-the-bridge\/"},"modified":"2017-12-20T16:17:52","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T16:17:52","slug":"dont-cross-the-bridge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fundacionnmac.org\/en\/collection\/francis-alys\/dont-cross-the-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u00b4t cross the bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fundacionnmac.org\/en\/collection\/francis-alys\/\" >FRANCIS AL\u00ffS<\/a>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-slider-sc fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\" data-slideshow_autoplay=\"1\" data-slideshow_smooth_height=\"0\" data-slideshow_speed=\"7000\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:100%;\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fundacionnmac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/fundacion-nmac-puente-alys1.png\" \/><\/span><\/li><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fundacionnmac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/fundacion-nmac-puente-alys2.png\" \/><\/span><\/li><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fundacionnmac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/fundacion-nmac-puente-alys3.png\" \/><\/span><\/li><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fundacionnmac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/fundacion-nmac-puente-alys4.png\" \/><\/span><\/li><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fundacionnmac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/fundacion-nmac-puente-alys5.png\" \/><\/span><\/li><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fundacionnmac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/fundacion-nmac-puente-alys6.png\" \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - 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( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h3>Recommendations<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"aloha-link-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fundacionnmac.org\/es\/blog\/2013\/septiembre\/don%C2%B4t%20cross%20the%20bridge%20before%20you%20get%20to%20the%20river\/\">Publication<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h2><b>DON\u00b4T CROSS THE BRIDGE BEFORE YOU GET TO THE RIVER<\/b><\/h2>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The artist\u00b4s intervention Don\u00b4t croos the bridge before you get to the river was undertaken in 2008, in Strait of Gibraltar, that sepatares Europe from Africa in 14 kilometres of coast, where \u00a0ilegal immigrants \u00a0risk their lives crossing the passageway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>In his log Al\u00ffs writes:<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;The Strait seemed like the obvius place to illustrate this contradiction of our times: how can one at the same promote global economy and at the same time limit the global flow of people across continents?&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>This ambitious project contains with gaditan and african childrens colaboration, all portrayed as giants, balance boats on their heads while crossing the Strait. All them \u00a0formed an imaginary line between \u00a0spanish and Moroccan side respectively, a imaginary bridge between \u00a0continents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - 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( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h2>DON\u00b4T CROSS THE BRIDGE BEFORE YOU GET TO THE RIVER<\/h2>\n<p>La intervenci\u00f3n del artista \u00a0Francis Al\u00ffs \u00a0Don\u00b4t cross the bridge before you get to the river se llev\u00f3 a cabo en 2008, en el Estrecho de Gibraltar que separa Europa y \u00c1frica.\u00a0 Con tan solo\u00a0 una distancia de tan solo 14 kil\u00f3metros entre continentes, es un lugar peligroso para los inmigrantes ilegales que intentan hacerse camino hacia un nuevo continente y una nueva vida.<\/p>\n<p>Para Al\u00ffs , &#8220;El Estrecho parec\u00eda el lugar obvio para ilustrar esta contradicci\u00f3n de nuestro tiempo : \u00bfC\u00f3mo se puede promover la econom\u00eda global y al mismo tiempo limitar el flujo mundial de personas en todos los continentes &#8221; Para ello , se llev\u00f3 a cabo un ambicioso proyecto con la ayuda de los ni\u00f1os de ambos lados del Estrecho , Espa\u00f1a y Marruecos. Pidi\u00f3 a los ni\u00f1os hacer flotar barcos de juguete hechos con velas de pa\u00f1o y\u00a0 sandalias. La idea era tener dos l\u00edneas de ni\u00f1os, uno de la costa espa\u00f1ola y otro de la costa marroqu\u00ed, que encontrarse m\u00e1s all\u00e1 del horizonte, crease un puente imaginario entre los continentes europeo y africano.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":345,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2264","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-temporary-projects"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacionnmac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacionnmac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacionnmac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacionnmac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacionnmac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fundacionnmac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2264\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacionnmac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacionnmac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacionnmac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacionnmac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}