The Middle of the Road, 1994

After her initial residency in the region, Mexico City artist Silvia Gruner was drawn to working directly on the border fence. She chose a stretch of the fence running along the residential neighborhood of Colonia Libertad in Tijuana. Entitled The Middle of the Road/La mitad del camino, the installation consisted of more than 100 replicas of the Aztec goddess Tlazolteotl in a birthing position on metal stools, mounted directly onto the border fence. The goddess suggests fertility, a point of passage—an entering through the ritual of birth where life is being recycled or regenerated.

Curator: Lynda Forsha
Organizer: Installation Gallery
Venue: Colonia Libertad, Tijuana & Museum of Contemporary Art of San Diego