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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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Incendiary Traces

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

June 24, 2014 Celeste Menchaca

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 US/Mexico border.

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

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

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

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

Drawing a Line: Encounters with the US-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

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