{"id":34116,"date":"2019-07-31T01:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T08:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=34116"},"modified":"2019-07-31T12:43:25","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T19:43:25","slug":"ronald-rael","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/31\/ronald-rael\/","title":{"rendered":"ronald rael"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/31\/ronald-rael\/ronaldrael\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34118\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34118\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/RonaldRael.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"3583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/RonaldRael.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/RonaldRael-49x300.jpg 49w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/RonaldRael-167x1024.jpg 167w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 584px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B0fY2R6hfKr\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B0fY2R6hfKr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Ronald Rael (@rrael)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2019-07-29T06:22:19+00:00\">Jul 28, 2019 at 11:22pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is <em>flying<\/em> around the internet at the moment&#8230; and rightly so! Candy-pink seesaws have just been installed at the US \/ Mexico border, inviting children from both countries to play with each other&#8230; yes, yes, YES! This is the beautiful, and incredibly powerful, work of Oakland based architects\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rrael\/\">Ronald Rael<\/a> and his partner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vasfsf\/\">Virginia San Fratello<\/a>.\u00a0Here are the words from Ronald&#8217;s Instagram post from two days ago:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;One of the most incredible experiences of my and\u00a0<a class=\"notranslate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vasfsf\/\">@vasfsf<\/a>\u2019s career bringing to life the conceptual drawings of the Teetertotter Wall from 2009 in an event filled with joy, excitement, and togetherness at the borderwall. The wall became a literal fulcrum for U.S. &#8211; Mexico relations and children and adults were connected in meaningful ways on both sides with the recognition that the actions that take place on one side have a direct consequence on the other side. Amazing thanks to everyone who made this event possible like Omar Rios\u00a0<a class=\"notranslate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/colectivo.chopeke\/\">@colectivo.chopeke<\/a>\u00a0for collaborating with us, the guys at Taller Herrer\u00eda in\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/ciudadjuarez\/\">#CiudadJuarez<\/a>\u00a0for their fine craftsmanship,\u00a0<a class=\"notranslate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/anateresafernandez\/\">@anateresafernandez<\/a>\u00a0for encouragement and support, and everyone who showed up on both sides including the beautiful families from Colonia Anapra, and\u00a0<a class=\"notranslate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kerrydoyle2010\/\">@kerrydoyle2010<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"notranslate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kateggreen\/\">@kateggreen<\/a>\u00a0,\u00a0<a class=\"notranslate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ersela_kripa\/\">@ersela_kripa<\/a>\u00a0,\u00a0<a class=\"notranslate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stphn_mllr\/\">@stphn_mllr<\/a>\u00a0,\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a class=\"notranslate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wakawaffles\/\">@wakawaffles<\/a>, Chris Gauthier and many others (you know who you are).\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/raelsanfratello\/\">#raelsanfratello\u00a0<\/a><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/borderwallasarchitecture\/\">#borderwallasarchitecture<\/a> &#8220;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Beautiful. In every way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; View this post on Instagram &nbsp; A post shared by Ronald Rael (@rrael) on Jul 28, 2019 at 11:22pm PDT This is flying around the internet at the moment&#8230; and rightly so! 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