We look down into a living room and kitchen with a dining table in this drawing. The pink couch, orange and yellow area rug, red carpet, television set, pink kitchen cabinets, yellow countertop, table, and chairs are outlined in black.

Drawing by Mona Chalabi from Patterns of Life installation by Mona Chalabi and SITU Research, 2024. Credit: Mona Chalabi

Mona Chalabi and SITU Research

Born 1987, London, United Kingdom; active Brooklyn, New York; Established 2005, Brooklyn, New York

MONA CHALABI is an award-winning writer and illustrator. Using words, color, and sound, Mona rehumanizes data to help us understand our world and the way we live in it. Her work has earned her a Pulitzer Prize, a fellowship at the British Science Association, an Emmy nomination, and recognition from the Royal Statistical Society.

SITU Research is a visual investigations practice focused on merging data and design to create new pathways for justice and accountability. Brad Samuels, a participant in Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial, is founding partner of SITU, has overseen SITU’s work with legal and advocacy organizations including The International Criminal Court, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, The Associated Press, Frontline, The United Nations, and many others.

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Seeking Home

“Seeking Home” addresses a range of institutional, experimental, and utopian contexts that challenge conventional definitions of home.

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