With this new exhibition at the Cité des sciences et de l’industrie—for which the University of Grenoble Alpes is a scientific partner—visitors are invited to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. Here, there is no head-on debate about ongoing conflicts, but rather a clear objective: to provide insights, challenge common misconceptions, and refine our understanding of a concept that is as familiar as it is complex. For borders are by no means natural. They are the result of political decisions, power dynamics, and histories that are sometimes violent. They can alternately serve as places of passage, spaces of control, zones of tension, or territories of cooperation. Through concrete examples, the exhibition reveals the full diversity of these realities: from the dramatic border between Mexico and the United States to the invisible boundaries of cyberspace, including maritime borders and demilitarized zones.
 

Throughout the exhibition, maps, photographs, analyses, and works of art come together to offer a variety of perspectives. Geographers, researchers, artists, and members of the public each contribute their own viewpoint, revealing the richness and complexity of this subject of study, which has yet to receive the attention it deserves.