Blueprint of Contained Lives explores the condition of ordinary people’s lives today. It adopts the floor plan of the World Trade Center, a name marked by profound tragedy and loss, yet where towering structures have once again risen. In a world of relentless progress and constant change, people are driven by the demands of survival, numbly burning through their lives within the constraints of steel and concrete. Like flickering lights, they glow, dimly and brightly, illuminating the layers of buildings that seem to both shelter and consume them. What is gained and what is quietly sacrificed in our pursuit of stability, recognition, and belonging?