“Yo, don't be calling me desperate

When I'm knocking on the door

Every wall you build

I'll knock it down to the floor” (World Town, M.I.A. 2007)

Displaced placemaking is a proposed extension of placemaking theory and focuses on individuals who have been forced to leave their homes, such as refugees, asylum seekers, immigrants, the displaced... This concept suggests that displaced persons may find a sense of belonging through connection with more than human environments, rather than through social acceptance in their new communities.

Self-positioning as an Earthling in space

For a sense of universal belonging