{"id":17324,"date":"2026-10-11T15:10:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T15:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/52.213.56.75\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=17324"},"modified":"2026-10-13T09:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T09:38:09","slug":"imaginary-borders","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/hlaforga.com\/?portfolio=imaginary-borders","title":{"rendered":"Imaginary Borders"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17324\" class=\"elementor elementor-17324\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-155a4a9 e-con-full e-flex no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"155a4a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2cc179 e-con-full e-flex no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2cc179\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11bf25e elementor-widget elementor-widget-pesingleimage\" data-id=\"11bf25e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pesingleimage.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"single-image pe--styled--object single--image false\" >\n\n            \n                            <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"786\" src=\"https:\/\/hlaforga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ib-4-2048x786.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-17469\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hlaforga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ib-4-2048x786.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hlaforga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ib-4-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hlaforga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ib-4-1024x393.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hlaforga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ib-4-768x295.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hlaforga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ib-4-1536x590.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hlaforga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ib-4-400x154.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\n\n                        <\/div>\n\n\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd328f e-con-full e-flex no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bdd328f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-pin-start=\"top top+=0\" data-pin-end=\"top+=0 center\" data-pin-mobile=\"\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-042bb37 e-con-full pinned_true pin_container_#scope e-flex pin-disabled-mobile-yes no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"042bb37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d220b7c text--align--left text-stroke-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-petextwrapper\" data-id=\"d220b7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"petextwrapper.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"text-wrapper pe--styled--object\">\n\n            <p                class=\"no-margin   \"         >\n\n                Mechanisms of Spatial Subversion and Cultural Resilience            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a164b0 text--align--left text-stroke-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-petextwrapper\" data-id=\"7a164b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"petextwrapper.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"text-wrapper pe--styled--object\">\n\n            <p                class=\"no-margin   \"         >\n\n                The research approaches borders not as fixed lines on a map, but as social, political and cultural systems shaped by history, power and lived experience. A mixed-methods design research approach was used to examine the historical construction of borders, the mechanisms that regulate movement and the ways these systems are experienced by individuals and communities. The research explored the legacy of European colonialism and how imposed territorial divisions continue to influence cultural, social and economic structures. Passports, visas and physical borders were also examined as tools that organise mobility and reinforce unequal access to movement across different contexts.            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d327993 e-con-full e-flex no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d327993\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf6878e elementor-widget elementor-widget-pesingleimage\" data-id=\"bf6878e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pesingleimage.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"single-image pe--styled--object single--image false\" >\n\n            \n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hlaforga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ib-3-1-1536x1024.jpg\" 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