Erika Harrsch artist book titled Dream Book that includes word by word the Dream Act. The text is arranged in the style of concrete or visual poetry, and distributed through the pages with the cadence of the sung version. The visitors can watch the video and follow the printed song in the book, while surrounded by photographic documentation of the border over a period of four years. The contemplative video with its endless lapsing clouds brings to mind the dormant state of immigration reform, a resolution which could have normalized the status and reshaped the lives of millions of Dreamers. So many lives, aspirations, and opportunities are lost in endless congressional bickering, personal squabbles among legislators who forget that real lives are at stake and the hope of innocent human beings to one day see their dreams of a regulated status come true.
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