Borderlines! (2016); photos by Paul Hester and Pablo Zapiola

Between 2013 – 2016, VBB transformed six residential homes and apartments in two Houston neighborhoods, Gulfton and Near Northside, as part of our Borderlines Living Room Art productions, showcasing art by artists based in the border regions of South Asia and North America alongside art and performance by Houston-based artists.

The productions sprawled inside and outside of participating residents’ houses and, sometimes, even onto surrounding streets. Free and open to the public, VBB’s Borderlines LRA productions were themed and structured to spark dialogue about the parallel struggles, joys, cultures and connections of South Asian and North American border regions as well as the histories of two Houston neighborhoods.

Year One 2013 – 14

EXPLORING RITUALS DECEMBER 2013

CROSSING THE LINES MAY 2014

Year Two 2014 – 15

CLOSE TOGETHER DECEMBER 2014

UN/WELCOME, MAY 2015

Year Three 2015 – 16

Ni de Aqui, Ni de Alla; Not from Here, Not from there
December 2015

BORDERLINES!
June 2016