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The Wall/El Muro: What Is a Border Wall? examined the US/Mexico border from its physical presence to the conceptual role it plays in defining our nation. The exhibition looked at examples of borders around the world, the history of the US/Mexico border, and current conditions that define the border experience. Through physical artifacts, images, texts, sound pieces, and data visualizations, the exhibition design strived to help visitors see how the physical border wall makes real—and internationally consequential—something that is otherwise relatively symbolic. The exhibition was designed in collaboration with Matter Architecture Practice and won a SEGD award.

The exhibition was designed with a series of thresholds that viewers walked through. Running through the gallery floors was a single line mapping the US/Mexico border while three dimensional bar charts were stationed throughout conveying data on the history and facts about the border. Data was also displayed on the wall slats, mimicking murals painted on the border wall.