Issue 17

Boundary

Graphic design by Plural
Cover by Larry Mayorga

We all set our personal and physical boundaries. They are important to keep us running as well as sane. Other boundaries, established by people, countries or nature are used to define edges, separate two entities, and interrupt natural flows such as human migrations and ecosystems. Natural and artificial boundaries exist and will continue to do so in one way or another. Is it possible, then, to rethink what a boundary is, what its potential in our society can be, and if we even need them?

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Dismantling boundaries

Issue statement by Iker Gil, editor in chief of MAS Context

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Bowled Over

A poem by Jason Pickleman

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The Lost Border

Photo Essay by photographer Brian Rose

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The Segregation Paradoxes

Essay by Carl H. Nightingale

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Within and Without

Short essay by Noël Ashby

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The Arsenal of Inclusion and Exclusion

Project by Interboro Partners

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Life on the Line at Derby Line, Vermont

Essay by the Center for Land Use Interpretation (CLUI)

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Ferry Land

Short essay by Teaque Lenahan

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Walking the Blue Line

Project by Paola Aguirre and Dennis Milam

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Thickening the ‘Unthickable’

Essay by Yorgos Rimenidis

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The Potential of Nothing

Short essay by Lawrence Abrahamson

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Territories of Practice: Kimisagara Community Center, Rwanda

Text, images, and drawings by Killian Doherty

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The Ready-To-Go Club

Short essay by Meredith Ludwig

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Eccentricity

Essay by architect Odile Compagnon

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Alaska vs Mario vs John Waters vs Boundary

A conversation between Alaska and Mario Vaquerizo