invisible borders moscow

What border did you last cross?

> Xenia : Copenhagen / Moscow || Suburb / Urban > Daria : Sweden / Russia || Cultural Borders > Jane : Moscow Region / Moscow || Greece / Russia > Grisha : St Petersburg / Moscow || Russian / English > Artem : Urban / Rural || Cultural Borders > Shriya : Czech / Russia || Telecommunication Border > Nitin : Guatemala / United States || Memory Borders > Christo : Upper East Side / Park Slope || Life Border > Dhanya : Outer to Inner Ring || Self-imposed bordersx

speaking about borders | language + concepts

what makes a border visible / invisible?

> personal space negotiated in public space > dress code influences visibility and access > formal versus informal > perceptions of fear, class, > technology > time > weather > architecture > speed of life > behavioral difference > special needs: children, people with disabilities > spatial practice

What are the significant borders within Moscow?

> The Rings || infrastructural border - reference point, distance, access > The River || landscape border > Railway Stations || border region, informal economy > Parks || landscape border > Industrial Zones || > Construction Sites || transformative spaces > The roofs || vertical boundaries > Subterranean || > Calm / Active borders || > ad hoc parking || > fencing property lines || > Ages || > Face Control || > Diversity Border / Unsanctioned Migrant Spaces ||

sheremetyevo airport | where's the transit zone?

taksim square mapping | borders

Political Borders

Architectural Borders

Cultural Borders

Personal Borders

representing borders | techniques + technologies

representing borders | techniques + technologies

representing borders | techniques + technologies

reinforcing invisible borders | techniques + technologies

current explorations
> mapping spaces of calm and anxiety
- walking the ridge, pathways, edges of calm

> shadow boundaries / mapping temperature to look at behavior changes

- interventions using tree cover or dynamic building shadows

> urban border stories + perceptions of migrant communities (afghan?)

- what creates a home / sense of inclusion + exclusion in the city. Changing perceptions of Muscovites.

How to investigate, design, or disrupt borders?

What is the significance of borders for you?