Figure 10. Studio students volunteered at Solitary Gardens early in the project process to understand the mission and work of the partner organization. Students created a Solitary Garden with “revolutionary mortar,” a mixture of chattel slave crops of the area (sugarcane, cotton, indigo, tobacco) bound together with lime and water. The mixture is similar to concrete and tamped into the form of a solitary prison cell, while the remaining space is planted with plants as envisioned by a person in solitary confinement who shares their vision through written exchanges.