Customs, 2019
2 hour performance circling Hollywood Blvd., carrying luggage filled with 164,667 water orbs. Acrylic suitcase inscribed with Emma Lazarus’ The New Colossus, l.e.d. and e.l. lights, acrylic trench coat, acrylic lighted backpack with 1924 Immigration Act details, lighted acrylic duffel bag, acrylic purse, acrylic fanny pack, 142, 483 clear water orbs & 22,184 water orbs of assorted colors.
In 1924 the Immigration law allowed 164,667 people to immigrate to the United States, 142,483 of which were from northwestern Europe. The 1924 law also created the funding for immigration enforcement.
The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus is the text on the suitcase. While the poem is not explicitly about Jewish immigrants, it was inspired by her work with them.
In 1924 the Immigration law allowed 164,667 people to immigrate to the United States, 142,483 of which were from northwestern Europe. The 1924 law also created the funding for immigration enforcement.
The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus is the text on the suitcase. While the poem is not explicitly about Jewish immigrants, it was inspired by her work with them.
