"Heard to be Seen, Seen to be Heard" is an exhibition and collaborative project between Artist Emma Balder and formerly unhoused residents of Saint Francis Apartments (SFA). Balder held three collaborative sessions, featuring dialogue and regenerative art-making, at SFA in September 2024. The residents created a reconstructed painting-turned-sculpture based on Balder’s studio practice - they collectively painted an abstract artwork, then cut it up, rearranged the pieces, and reconfigured them around a boulder-like structure. Alongside this process, they created drawings and writings as an alternative approach to processing hardship. Activities aligned with discussions about residents’ past and current struggles, the emotions associated with them, and determining actions to overcome their challenges. The culminating artwork symbolizes resilience and new understanding: how reframing difficult experiences can be an opportunity for learning, growth, and healing. The project not only addresses the emotional, physical, and financial barriers people face transitioning out of homelessness, but also seeks to recognize the dignity in every human being.