The State aims to highlight the arbitrary and fabricated concept of borders, derived from the abstract ideals of common heritage: whether religious, racial or political. Their existence is both deliberate and in a constant state of flux, oft prescribed post conflict as a punitive measure levied against the losers, or as an instrument of control to subjugate citizens and to remove aspects of free movement.  

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With the rapid pace of globalisation and its impact on geopolitics, the strengthening of international border controls has intensified. Extolling insidious, authoritarian and elitist interpretations of the right-of-entry, governments have attempted to strengthen the exclusivity of the state. This is driven in-part by the global threat of terrorism, mass migration, human trafficking and smuggling, and so-called illegal immigration [ a term which in actuality often obscures the legitimate seeking of asylum, due to conflict or climate change, and is disseminated widely as a form of propaganda ]. In cases of a disputed or unclear border, erecting a barrier can serve as a de facto unilateral consolidation of a territorial claim that can supplant formal delimitation.

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The State’s border is marked by an enclosed barrier system [ an interpretation of airport passport control ], which is heavily monitored and controlled by illuminated signage, and yet, it is impossible to enter or leave. A defined border within an already highly secured area of transit. The ultimate utopia perhaps, as it contains no one, has no identity and exists purely as a representation of a state. It does not establish notions of belonging, stateliness or national identity. It is the consequence of a complete disdain for humankind, with notions of community, fellowship and inclusivity being deposed by those of control, division, eugenic and elitist idealism's and the resultant otherness of all.