Indigenous American nopales were a staple for Jimenez Underwood growing up: the cactus served as food, medicine, and a mordant for dyes. Cacti can survive intense fire, remaining intact and in place, a metaphor of strength and resilience for the artist. Throughout California, cactus patches also marked property lines, a border made of plant matter. In Wired Nopales, Jimenez Underwood assembles cactus leaves with green barbed wire, encased in a circle of blue wire that resembles the earth. Cutting through this “earth” is the outline of the border line between the U.S. and Mexico. This work explores the variety of borders that mark the planet, dividing land, people, and nature