The Sound Justice Lab grew out of conversations and ideas between a group of advocates, artists, and academics. In 2019, we began developing collaborative projects together that use audio-visual media and storytelling to explore what justice means to ordinary people and everyday life. Our work focuses on the law and its limits — the stories and voices that are often left out of legal or institutional proceedings.

By ‘sound justice’ we draw attention to justice that is thorough; but also, to emerging modes and areas of research that explore connections between law and auditory and other expressive media. We use film, sound, visual art, poetry, and other creative approaches to consider how justice claims, evidence, and advocacy take form and act in the world, beyond formal legal processes.