Marfa Lights
Marfa, Texas is a 1.6 square mile town in the Chihuahuan Desert, 60 miles east of the U.S.-Mexico border. Marfa’s remote location and stark beauty has attracted itinerant populations since the 16th century. The land now known as Marfa was first inhabited by Comanche and Apache communities, then occupied by Spanish colonists, followed by the U.S. Army, railroad conglomerates, migrant workers, cattle ranchers, filmmakers, movie stars, conceptual artists, cultural tourists, and the U.S. Border Patrol. In this centuries-long parade of temporary residents, there has been one constant: light. Marfa has also historically been a gathering place to observe light phenomenon.
