In These Boxes is an uncommon, uncanny mix of live music, narratives and video art that explores the human need to keep the dead from disappearing by holding on to their things. Personal contributions gathered from Houstonians will be incorporated into video art. The piece is inspired by his own AIDS-era history.

Saunders is a trans-disciplinary gay artist whose work explores the hidden lives of marginalized people. His life as an activist was a subject in the recent documentary United in Anger: A History of Act Up, which also included his music.