"severed connections: do what i say or they will kill you" is an exploration of how fences as physical barriers create fear that allows governments to manipulate their people. this work was exhibited at the ronald feldman gallery in new york in 2015. it centers around her travels to korea, belfast, and the west bank where warring groups' close proximity is only separated by such barriers. she used a combination of photography, video, and sculpture for the exhibition. in an interview garbasz says that the fences are about "othering" and that "the less contact you have, the easier it is to make the other a monster," hearkening back to her personal struggles as a trans woman.