border zones


Events shaped by the instability of jurisdiction. How are boundaries negotiated through presence, force, and improvisation rather than fixed law?

Rio Grande

A geographic zone where movement, authority, and jurisdiction are continually negotiated.
Includes four border patrol figures, SUV, six civilian figures, modular fencing, jersey barriers, signage.

American Border Defenders (Arizona Border Recon)

U.S. citizens and authorities assert territorial control through presence, monitoring, and readiness.
Includes five armed figures.

Slaughterhouse

An industrial extremity where control is exercised through routine labor, regulation, and containment
Includes five figures, three carcasses, loose meat, equipment for assembly.

Flaggers

Municipal workers direct traffic as a form of temporary control over public movement.
Includes six figures, wheelchair, road sign.