# The painting carriers of "En frontera" > [!noteinfo] > 20.06.2017 · Updated on 28.04.2026 · [[../_proyectos/En frontera - en|On the Border]] · [[En frontera - Portapinturas - es|ES]] · [[En frontera - Portapinturas - ca|CA]] · [[En frontera - Portapinturas - en|EN]] · [[En frontera - Portapinturas - it|IT]] · #enFrontera #projects For the route of [[../_proyectos/En frontera - en|On the Border]] — a painting project carried out along the 300 km of the French-Spanish border in the province of Girona — I spent 25 days making one work for each of the 198 boundary stones that mark the line. Painting in oils out in the field raised a very practical problem: the works took days to dry, so they could neither be stacked nor allowed to touch. With several pieces produced each day, a dedicated transport system became necessary. The _painting carriers_ are cases designed and 3D-printed by Patricio Rivera: two rigid panels that keep the painted surfaces apart while they dry, making it possible to stack and transport the works safely. To carry them more comfortably while walking, I designed a cover that grouped several cases into a single bundle. ![[../images/projects/en-frontera/portapintura01.jpeg]] ![[../images/projects/en-frontera/portapintura02.jpeg]] ![[../images/projects/en-frontera/portapintura03.jpeg]] Rather than hauling every painting made along the route, I set up four collection points distributed across the journey — the last one in [[../../Themarium/Exilio/La Vajol|La Vajol]] — where the cases were dropped off and picked up periodically. That way, on each stretch I only had to carry around forty paintings, which significantly reduced the weight and bulk of the backpack. ![[../images/projects/en-frontera/portapintura04.jpeg]] > [!Links] > - [[../_proyectos/En frontera - en|On the Border]], the project > - [Are.na: En frontera](https://www.are.na/marco-noris/en-frontera) <iframe class="blend border" width="100%" height="900" src="https://www.are.na/marco-noris/en-frontera/embed" title="En frontera channel" sandbox="allow-popups allow-scripts allow-same-origin" target="arena"></iframe>