Border Nation

2020, LED/Neon, 5 X 64 X 1 in.

public art loan
“Border Nation,” 2020, by Keith Francis. This LED and neon installation measures 5 by 64 inches and consists of four "OPEN" signs in a continuous row. By painting specific letters black—the “OPE” on the first sign and the “N” on the last—the artist manipulates the glowing white text to read as a tension between “OPEN” and “NOPE”. The piece serves as a poignant reflection on community access and societal boundaries during the global pandemic and our individual boundaries.

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