BORDERS - Illustrated Discussions

BORDERS is the award-winning, academically-acclaimed graphic novel on the accounts of 15 people from all over the world.

So why talk about borders?

It’s impossible not to have a discussion about an issue like that. But a discussion means listening, just as much as it means talking. This is what Abriele Skaite (the artist) and Thanos Kyratzis (the writer) were thinking when they conceived BORDERS. 

BORDERS is a 38-paged fully-coloured non-fiction illustrated book, created by two migrants and based on the words of different people from all over the world. The issue of borders is a nuanced one, with impacts on both a personal and a social level, and it has become particularly important in recent years. 

The book contains 15 interviews on the concept of borders; 15 interviews of people whom Abriele and Thanos met while travelling or working, which they turned into 15 double-paged illustrations. “Borders” started as a discussion of things we have in common but each one understands differently. 

Everyone had an opinion on the issue, whether that stemmed from their own lives or from the experiences of people they know. It is a project that constantly surprised its creators, and will hopefully surprise its readers just as much. BORDERS reflects the views of different people in today’s world, and poses interesting and necessary questions for the future.

BORDERS won the 2020 John Byrne Award, and will be taught in Sienna Heights University, Cincinnati and in the National Kapodistrian University of Athens at Comics and Identity classes and seminars.

You can read about BORDERS' award here!

Here is a special interview on BORDERS on the Indie Comics Spotlight!