Amazon Border is an interactive installation or digitally enhanced readymade. The work consists of NATO barbed wire mounted on a pedestal, extended by an ultrasonic range finder. This sensor detects the movement of viewers and triggers audio files as they approach. Initially, a border patrol officer’s voice warns the viewer not to come any closer. If this is ignored, increasingly intense scenes unfold, culminating in a confrontation between refugees and armed border guards. The audio recordings are sourced from the EU’s external border at the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla.

The process of fortification is not limited to the outer edges of Europe; it increasingly affects internal spaces as well. Within the EU, societies are developing a growing need for security—even in the private sphere. Technologies originally developed for military border control are now used in gardens and homes. Many of the manufacturers behind these systems have ties to the defense industry and have profited substantially, especially since the refugee movements of 2015.

NATO barbed wire and other professional-grade border materials can now be easily ordered online and are gaining popularity, complete with five-star reviews on platforms like Amazon. The border is no longer only a defensive mechanism—it has become a commodity. Personal fears around safety and property are also echoed in xenophobic and racist product reviews under these listings. But how does this commodification reshape the border—its authority, its permeability, and the people it keeps out or in?

Within the exhibition, the installation is accompanied by the product’s original packaging, invoice, and selected online reviews. This project was realized in collaboration with Nadia Pavón Císaro.