2024 | Highly Commended + Longlist + Shortlist | Editorial
  • Why did you create this work?
    This illustration was the result of a multi-team effort between the investigative, visual, design and data teams to depict how difficult it is to fire a correction’s officers working for the corrections agency in New York who has been accused of committing a disciplinary infraction.
  • How were your illustrations used?
    Dion MBD rendered our data as small vignettes, each one reported to actually represent a dozen accusations in our data. All 5,461 infractions are represented in the resulting landscape shown in the article—a wild, Bruegelian tapestry of correction officers misbehaving, being negligent with their work, and worst of all, abusing prisoners.
  • What materials and techniques did you use?
    Scanned Chinese ink wash, collaged with digital line work using Procreate.
  • Was this project commissioned?
    Commissioned
  • Commissioner Name
    Bo-Won Keum and Andrew Rodriguez Calderon
  • Commissioner Company
    The Marshall Project
  • Personal Website or Portfolio Link
    dionmbd.com/
  • Instagram
    @dionmbd
  • X (formerly Twitter)
    @dionmbd
  • Biography
    While working from his scenic hometown in Bandung, Dion brings influence from cities he has lived in: the structured life of Singapore, the relaxing Sarasota sunset, and the liveliness of Brooklyn. Dion’s diverse works have won accolades such as the silver medal from Japan Illustrators’ Association and New Talent Award from Association of Illustrators, among others.
  • Where are you currently based?
    Indonesia
Dion MBData Visualization, Prisoner Abuse