What We Choose to See
by Laurene Powell Jobs
Jan 15, 2018
2 minutes
MAYRA’S EYES STARED UPWARD, unblinking despite the desert sun.
Her eyes—or, rather, a massive photograph of them—were the centerpiece of a picnic and installation by the French artist JR that united residents on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border in October. JR chose Mayra, who is a “Dreamer”—or a young undocumented immigrant who falls under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program—to represent many things,
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