Hilary Martinez (T’ 2012), an English major in the independent study At Home/On the Wall, created the Words on Walls blog for her creative portfolio examining the impact of walls on the human experience. Working with Lab faculty Robin Kirk and Sumathi Ramaswamy, Lab TA Anne-Marie Angelo, and poet Joseph Donahue, Martinez developed this project into her senior thesis.
In April 2012, the Lab hosted an interactive exhibit of her poetry, Finding Home. The installation explores homes and walls in Durham, Israel, Belfast, and in the poet’s own life. The exhibit opened on April 19 to an audience of roughly 40 students and faculty.