v.
V. Section: One Side Rio the other Río
A place of many land disputes
within many land disputes
a once-meandering river
630 hectares
…
El Paso
neat and tidy, empty, quiet
irrigation
nature deliberately placed and ordered
a glimpse at the
Rio Grande
encased in concrete
barbed wire and Cotren steel
Lost artifacts
then, Río Bravo
Juárez
green bursts at the seams of a concrete channel
an unnatural natural order of green
the smell of corn masa, lime, and motor oil consumes
markets & gatherings
Patched together in rows
rigid uneven stone pathways
Fringed with cacti
ocotillo, palo verde, agave, desert green, purples & reds
within many land disputes
a once-meandering river
630 hectares
…
El Paso
neat and tidy, empty, quiet
irrigation
nature deliberately placed and ordered
a glimpse at the
Rio Grande
encased in concrete
barbed wire and Cotren steel
Lost artifacts
then, Río Bravo
Juárez
green bursts at the seams of a concrete channel
an unnatural natural order of green
the smell of corn masa, lime, and motor oil consumes
markets & gatherings
Patched together in rows
rigid uneven stone pathways
Fringed with cacti
ocotillo, palo verde, agave, desert green, purples & reds