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An art, research and media project investigating the role of landscape imagery in international conflict through drawing events at militarized sites and publications.

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Artists, Surveillance and Patrol at the Border

July 8, 2014 Hillary Mushkin
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A view of the Pacific from Bunker Hill at the US-Mexico Border | Watercolor by Hillary Mushkin

Incendiary Traces visits the U.S.-Mexico Border to view the binational boundary from the perspective of U.S. Border Patrol agents.

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In Report Tags US/Mexico Border, Border Patrol, San Diego

Crossing the Line: A History of Medical Inspection at the Border

June 24, 2014 Celeste Menchaca
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Mexicans quarantined at the Santa Fe Bridge Disinfection Plant, 1917 | USPHS, National Archives

In the early 1900s, medical inspection and photographic documentation ushered in a new set of surveillance procedures for state oversight at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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In Historical, Guest Contribution, Origins Tags US/Mexico Border, San Diego, Border Patrol

Report: Tracing the US/Mexico Border Wall

January 22, 2013 Hillary Mushkin
Drawing by Hillary Mushkin

Drawing by Hillary Mushkin

Artists, art historians, and students gathered to draw the most southwestern edge of the U.S./Mexico border as part of a continued investigation by Incendiary Traces.

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In Report Tags US/Mexico Border, Border Patrol

The Journey to Border Monument Number 140

December 18, 2012 David Taylor
Border Monument No. 2 - N31º47.032' W106º32.239', 2012 | Photo courtesy of David Taylor

Border Monument No. 2 - N31º47.032' W106º32.239', 2012 | Photo courtesy of David Taylor

David Taylor set out to photograph each of the 276 obelisks installed by the International Boundary Commission following the Mexican/American War.

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In Guest Contribution, Historical Tags US/Mexico Border, Border Patrol

A Brief History of Border Walls

December 4, 2012 Jena Lee
Graffiti and trash along the barrier that divides Israel from the Palestinians in West Bank | Courtesy of Goatmilk, via NYTimes.com

Graffiti and trash along the barrier that divides Israel from the Palestinians in West Bank | Courtesy of Goatmilk, via NYTimes.com

Incendiary Traces lists historical and contemporary border walls to provide some global and historical context for understanding Southern California's contested US/Mexico border.

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In Historical, Guest Contribution, Origins Tags US/Mexico Border, Border Patrol

Drawing a Line: Encounters with the U.S.-Mexico Border

November 13, 2012 Susanna Newbury
David Taylor, Boundary Monument No. 210, 2009. From the series Working the Line. Archival inkjet print, 31 x 24 in. | Photo courtesy of David Taylor

David Taylor, Boundary Monument No. 210, 2009. From the series Working the Line. Archival inkjet print, 31 x 24 in. | Photo courtesy of David Taylor

Susanna Newbury examines the history of the U.S./Mexico border and its geopolitical importance to the United States.

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In Guest Contribution, Historical Tags US/Mexico Border, Border Patrol, San Diego, Cartography

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