On my USA travels, I have so far had the privilege of engaging with students and colleagues in both artistic and academic contexts.

At Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Christin Essin kindly arranged a wonderful program of professional and social encounters. I had the pleasure of attending several of her storytelling classes, and she also organized a lecture for students and staff, where I unfolded my research on textile listening(s) — for example, how materials, bodies, and collective practices can generate new ways of sensing and knowing together. As part of the lecture, I introduced a few hands-on exercises. In addition, Alexandra Sargent Capps generously invited me to give a co-sampling workshop in her fashion studio-class.

At the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Camille Martin-Thomsen, kindly introduced me to her colleagues. Abigail Glaum-Lathbury, at the Fashion Department, arranged a talk for students and faculty from the fiber, fashion, and fiber art departments, where I unfolded my artistic practice. Afterwards, I facilitated a short practice-based workshop, connecting my research with hands-on explorations of textile-relational listening spaces.

I am deeply grateful for the inspiring conversations and the opportunity to share and exchange across disciplines and geographies. Encounters like these are vital — they not only disseminate research, but also expand artistic practice through collective dialogue and experimentation.

I am grateful to Anders Ruhwald and Statens Kunstfond that made this trip possible with a generous grant.