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The drawings and video above were published in Basel Anthropology drawings, along with a co-written summary of our research in Lamu. The drawings, the video, and the paper are the result of my individual.

In our engaged research as part of the Critical Urbanisms program at the University of Basel, we used drawings and maps to explore the ecological relationality of belonging. Someone’s sense of belonging cannot be easily pinned on a map or represented in a drawing, yet the practice of drawing together with our research participants allowed us to grasp the complex links between places and people.

Our work took place in Lamu, an ancient node of the Indian Ocean trade famous for its coral stone architectural heritage. The town is undergoing rapid urban development, and the building of new coral stone houses raises pressing questions about who belongs.

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