Permeable Borders - Do they create community?

December 6th 2023
Video
Region
Northern Switzerland
Researcher
Context
Co-authors: Iulia-Andreea Smeu, Miriam Paschetta, Hannah Wirnsperger, Nina Maghsoodloo
Formats
Field research
Interview
Site-specific
Disciplines
Field recording
Deep listening practices
Social studies
Themes
Listening as activism
Worlding
Human footprint

We went to the “Dreiländerbrücke” during the week and openly engaged in a talk with people passing by

Through our conversations, we discovered various reasons for why people crossed the bridge. Strikingly, no one felt like crossing an actual boarder.

The bridge connects three countries but there is so much more. It effectively establishes opportunities of cultural diversity, friendships across countries and multilateral job opportunities.
The discussions also highlighted that boarders are almost non-existing, …if they are open.

Realistically, the bridge provides a transit between three different legislative realities.
Metaphorically, the bridge provides a passage for cultural interaction and constitutes a world less narrow.