No Man’s Land
I am sick of boundaries
of borders
of lines in the sand
I am tired of barriers
of dividers
of walls that serve no purpose
In this place, the river flows endlessly
and in its indifference
connects all that it touches
For over 1,000 miles, the Rio Grande River runs through south Texas, defining the international boundary between the United Stated and Mexico. For 118 miles of that run it flows through Big Bend National Park. Here, the land on both sides of the river is so remote and inhospitable that no fences or other direct signs of this politicized boundary have been deemed necessary. No Man’s Land is a project documenting this area and the people (both inhabitants and visitors) who occupy it.