Since 2021, Alejandro Luperca Morales has been recording and monitoring public livestream cameras installed at the Paso del Norte International Bridge, which connects Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, with El Paso, Texas. These cameras operate continuously, capturing both the everyday rhythm of the crossing and the moments of tension that define it. On March 12, 2023, hundreds of migrants attempted to cross the bridge by force. The artist happened to be watching the livestream as events unfolded: the feed showed a large crowd moving toward the border, officials closing the gates, and then—suddenly—the image cutting back to its usual scene of traffic and pedestrians. Because the cameras do not archive footage, that moment vanished as soon as it occurred. The project began from that realization: border events appear and disappear in real time, visible only to whoever happens to be watching. By capturing screenshots, data fragments, and interruptions in the feed, the artist attempts to hold on to what surveillance itself refuses to preserve.
