Safety Blue is a performative work by artist Andrea Carrillo and choreographer Melissa Herrada which weaves together histories regarding women, labor, and oppression in the US-Mexico border. At the heart of the project is an anthropological research archive from the early 1980’s on the life and working conditions of women workers in maquiladoras, particularly in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez. Despite its geographical focus, this work mirrors how—across the global south—women’s bodies have become political territories in dispute, crossed by colonization. Safety Blue is an amalgamation of women’s voices and histories spanning over 40 years, urging us to rethink and contest how these bodies continue to be shaped by labor, productivity, and capital. Through a transdisciplinary approach combining video, choreography, and lecture performance, this project braids intimate and global narratives and brings the body forward. The narrative is set against the history of modern progress, viewed through the lens of time and industrial production models, revealing the slow and often invisible violences these women sustain. Each element of the performance and installation tells a story about the relationship between time and labor and the continuous impact it has on the body. Despite the harsh conditions, the project is fueled by the recognition and recuperation of collective forms of resistance, and by the possibility to reorient history and construct new senses of truth. The project was funded in part by Magnum Foundation, Patronato de Arte Contemporáneo and Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes. Tickets: https://withfriends.co/event/23554595/safety_blue