Weeding (Working Title)
This project takes shape through the ecoprinting of leftover muslin using weeds plucked from a neighborhood in Zwolle and fallen leaves gathered from the same streets and paths. Though the finished piece—a vest inspired by elements of Hanbok (한복 in Korean), the traditional Korean clothing, and intended to be constructed through the meditative technique of Korean quilt, Nubi (누비 in Korean)—appears straightforward, its development emerged through a spontaneous constellation of ideas that initially felt distant and unrelated. With the ecoprinting now completed, the forthcoming Nubi stitching invites its own period of slow, attentive work. The act of foraging weeds led me to sit with questions about the ethics of weeding and the complex emotions that accompany intervening in botanical life for aesthetic or practical ends. Working with Nubi revealed a procedural discipline whose quiet repetitions generate a sense of being held—an affective quality arising from attention, devotion, and the gradual embodiment of care. Muslin’s fragility introduced another layer of contemplation, as choosing to work with such a vulnerable material opened its own unresolved meanings. Taken together, the project unfolds as a form of meditative training—an inquiry into sensation, ethics, and the subtle ways making becomes a site for experiencing one’s own rootedness and tenderness.