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Vol. 7 (2026): Aesthesis: The Politics and Praxes of Un/bordering

The Agency of Counter-Border Narratives

Submitted
January 16, 2026
Published
2026-06-17

Abstract

La Agencia de Narrativas Contrafronterizas (The Agency of Counter-border Narratives, or The Agency) is an ongoing community art project based in Barcelona that challenges the social construction of borders. Merging participatory social art practice with critical border research, the project treats creation as a form of knowledge co-production. At its core, a group of migrant women (The Agents) explore physical, mental, and emotional bordering experiences through speculative writing, artmaking (specifically kites), and actions in public space. In doing so, they reclaim visibility, disrupt dominant exclusionary discourses, and make their border experiences tangible. By centering the migrant gaze, The Agency opens paths for empathy, solidarity, and alternative futures, pushing back against the hegemonic narratives that violently define migration today.