BECOMINGS is a textile-relational, participatory artwork in which hands engage in acts of crafting, materials carry embedded stories, and dialogues emerge through shared gestures. The work invites participants into a space of co-crafting, where textile and relation become inseparable.

With the support of The Danish Art Foundation, BECOMINGS was presented as a durational, seven-hour participatory performance at Riga Performance Festival STARPTELPA. The audience was invited to enter the artwork itself—to engage in co-crafting and transformation. Through these collective actions, movements were set in motion: within the materials, within the participants, and within the artwork as a living entity. Small gestures—such as tying a knot—demonstrated the potential of tactile encounters to cultivate textile-relational communities.

Through BECOMINGS, I gather and trace textile-relational stories embedded in the materials. As the textiles cannot speak for themselves, I assume the role of host—sharing their histories, transitions, and transformations. For example, the textiles used in this work formerly appeared as costumes in Forum Humanum (2013), a performance by X-Act/Kitt Johnson. Traces of that performance remain inscribed in the textiles, carrying their performative past into new contexts.

Moreover, the artwork has been shaped by many hands. Those who have participated in its making and crafting leave behind material traces—physical and ephemeral—that remain visible and integral to the evolving form of the artwork. By tracing these narratives, I seek to acknowledge and honour the lands and hands that have made the fibres’ journey possible. This is both a gesture of gratitude and a recognition of the interconnected processes—ecological, social, and artistic—that enable BECOMINGS to continually unfold through participation and relational care.