Catherine’s artwork Mapping Migration Routes re-interprets the map of the London Underground, with a network of routes available to the UK’s population, depending on their legal status. Each route identifies a distinct legal status, and the capacity for movement – free or restricted – depends on the rights attached to their legal status. In this map, some of the intersecting routes indicate that legal status can change, potentially deteriorating to a lower status. This artwork has a strong personal meaning, following Catherine’s realisation that her status as landed citizen can be revoked and lead to deportation if found guilty of acts of protest.

Mapping Migration Routes developed from interviews at the Refugee Council and discussions regarding the capacity of physical movement assigned to each legal status, and the deterioration of rights, particularly for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. When her artwork was exhibited in the Transport for London’s pop-up Gallery, the exhibition’s visitors were invited to discuss their own personal citizenship journey. A wide diversity of testimonies were collected and presented as part of the exhibition.