ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the Mexico Border Project and the Corona/Queens Project. Their tactics of reversal and mobility in these projects address immigration, the controversial and complex system that has become a moving target on the American political landscape, in which the looming threat of a border wall dominates political theatre. Through artistic processes that ultimately reveal cultural differences and shared meanings, Ghana ThinkTank's (GTT's) projects highlight how an artist collective's social practice becomes situated in local, international political, economic and social contexts, and as a result, challenge the common assumptions about development. Arguably, GTT employs similar tactics, albeit not undermining at the level of racialised desires. Immigration is a key theme in socially engaged art, and GTT's projects in Corona/Queens and the Mexican border work in tandem with other artists working in this area. As part of a three-year project, GTT's work at the Mexican border approaches the lightning rod of contemporary politics, and the divisive nature of immigration.
