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CHECKPOINT DREAMYOURTOPIA
- A Border Control Checkpoint to Enter Your Own
Dreams -
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The American Dream From a Foreigners View |
 "Looking at the American
Dream theme as the foreigner that I am, my starting
point was the fact that for millions of people around
the world the American Dream still exists, but it is
becoming more and more impossible to achieve because of
increasingly fierce border controls, visa regulations,
etc. All of them are trying to cross the border in order
to chase the rainbow in search of the eternal pot of
gold. (Of course this is becoming a universal phenomenon
in our global age, as more and more people around the
world are trying to enter their promised land , trying
to out clever the border patrols at the Mexican border,
or embarking with way too many people on an uncertain
dangerous journey in small boats trying to reach the
European shores from Africa.)
 For some, it is an opportunity to achieve more
prosperity than they could in their countries of origin;
for others, it is an opportunity for their children to
grow up with an education and career opportunities; for
still others, it is an opportunity to be an individual
without the constraints imposed by class, caste, race,
gender or ethnicity. People might work harder and longer
hours to get bigger cars, fancier homes and other fruits
of prosperity for their families, leaving them with less
time to enjoy their prosperity. Others may look toward a
new American Dream with less focus on financial gain and
more emphasis on living a fulfilling and fun life.
This emphasis on the individuals dream became my focus
in this new project:
A Border Control Checkpoint to enter your own Dreams
Thus it might make you realize that not only crossing
the real borders between countries to enrich your life
in whatever sense can be a difficult task. Also crossing
the boundaries inside the system of your own heart and
life might mean a big leap into the unknown, full of
dangers as well as pleasures." -
Dadara, Amsterdam, January
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