Drawing Series
Investigative Drawings
Climate-Driven Territorial Analysis
Role
Drawing & Systems Analysis
Purpose
Research
Intro
BorderScaping is a series of large-scale investigative drawings exploring borders as shifting, exclusive zones. Through global and bodily scales, the work examines how territorial boundaries—often imagined as fixed—are in fact in constant motion.
Process
Case studies tracked fluctuating borders worldwide, from receding Arctic ice and melting glaciers to meandering rivers and displaced communities. Detailed drawings mapped these changes, revealing how environmental shifts translate into geopolitical and human consequences.
Goal
To question the perceived permanence of borders, framing them instead as transient, climate-driven constructs. By linking environmental transformation with political geography, it aimed to highlight the fragility and arbitrariness of territorial claims.
Result
The resulting drawings layer scientific observation with critical cartography, translating complex geopolitical phenomena into visual narratives. The work reframes borders not as static lines but as fluid, unstable entities directly tied to the changing planet.