live

A few months ago, when I started thinking about what my first textile manifesto could be about, the first and only thing that came to mind was: live.

The beginning of the 2026 was difficult. I lost my grandmother, whom I was very close to. I barely had the energy to live my life, let alone do even the most ordinary things. My body only wanted to lie down. But some part of me still desperately wanted to sing out. While making this piece, I learned that another loved one was seriously ill. There were only more reasons to feel depressed. And yet, as I worked on the manifesto, little by little, my strength began to return.

Grief takes a long time to work through. Sometimes it comes over you again just when you think you’ve left it behind. But the manifesto is there to remind me: no matter what, live.