​The practice that got brought together to work with and through these matters is one of weaving. Working with it in both a literal and metaphorical sense. In the methodological explanation I delve into how weaving brings together materials, beings, movement, and place-making. Place-making as in, able to make what we dwell in in its multiple meanings: 

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"Historically threads were made from animal or plant source: wool, flax, roots, etc. However, weaving did not only have to be done with threads, as the interweaving of materials was used for building and creating all kinds of things, be it houses, fences, clothes, baskets, and more (Ingold Lines 43-44; Kimmerer 223-240)." (Excerpt from thesis, 18-19) 

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This practice honors an age-old practice that is humble and approachable, as well as adaptable to many situations. This, together with a mindful approach where the local biota is respected and taken care of along a set of guidelines*, sets a practice for re-connecting with local places. 

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*These can depend on the situation and location. To give an example, for the location of my thesis I had the following guidelines: 

1.  Don’t pick/cut/break plants that are living and growing. 

2.  Don’t disturb what does not need to be disturbed. 

3.  Don’t leave trash, take my human stuff back with me.

4.  If it is already cut/found on the ground, I can take it. 

5.  If it is dying off/dead plant matter, I can take it.

6.  It is found within the Amstelpark.

7.  To be open to any kind of co-creation or deconstruction that happens over time.

8. Be mindful of the more-than-human/Others that depend on and live in this place

 

By deliberately only working with found and biological materials, the work stays entangled with its own matter. It stays connected with the processes of growing, dying-off and repurposing, that is natural to that area.