Invisible Hands at 601Artspace, curated by Emireth Herrera Valdés, spotlights immigrant laborers who chased dreams of a better life in affluent nations, trading their relentless physical labor for higher wages yet forever navigating the treacherous divides born out of economic progression.

The idiom “beyond the pale” is said to have several origins in time and place. The word “pale” derives from the Latin palus, meaning “stake” (from which we also get the word “impale”) and refers to a barrier composed of stakes used to mark territorial boundaries that could be crossed by some but not by others.