Elemental Showcase – As We Are
This art piece emerged from my time in the forest, with the intention of observing and knowing where I witnessed something quietly profound—the beauty in how every element of nature exists in its own unique identity, yet lives in harmony with all —nothing tries to be the other, and nothing dominates. There is no hierarchy. Just coexistence.
As We Are is a movement piece that was improvised and expressed through what I felt during my time in the residency while connecting with nature. In that moment, I let my body become the forest. I embodied each element I felt connected to, letting myself be moved by them. What arose was a sense of wholeness—wild, joyful, expansive, and deeply rooted.
At the core of this experience was the understanding that everything in nature is in a constant cycle—of feeding, decaying, transforming. Even the tiniest microorganism is part of that flow. It reminded me how life, too, continues through change, and how letting go of attachment is a part of that rhythm.
This work is a reflection of that truth: that we are all whole in our individuality, yet only through coexistence do we truly come alive. I moved with and through this landscape, not to imitate it, but to feel how I, too, belong. It was an experience of what it means to coexist—with nature, and within myself.