CONFINED LIVES is a global research agenda on the intersectionality of urban marginality, displacement and Incarceration.

The CONFINED logo is the result of a collaborative discussion on how to visually represent confinement. It was important to the client that the logo not be the decision of a single person, but rather the result of dialogue among researchers. The initial inspiration focused on physical barriers—doors, nets, bars, roads, and boxes—as possible motifs to frame the logo. However, members of the team pointed out that the research centres on people, not just material obstacles. They emphasised the need to reflect the human impact of confinement, rather than its structural symbols.

I worked closely with the Confined Lives team to create a logo that centres the lived experiences of people experiencing displacement and incarceration and which also represents the diversity of people who experience these conditions. The project went live in 2025.