)) In Between Species
Reimagining human attire through a slow, organic co-creation with nature.
13th "From Lausanne to Beijing" International Fiber Art Biennale, INTERWOVEN HORIZONS,
Today Art Museum, Bejing, China
Photo credit: Ákos Rajnai
In Between Species is a living textile sculpture grown from plant roots and grass seeds, shaped into a reclining, human-like figure. This piece is part of the ongoing Naturing project, which explores how textiles can be cultivated rather than constructed—formed through co-creation with plant life.
The work emerges through a slow, organic process where spatial textile logic meets vegetal agency. Grown on a sculptural framework, the roots and blades respond to light, water, gravity, and time, forming a soft, green body that seems to rest, breathe, or even dream. The figure hovers between species, between presence and absence, between nature and artifact.
By allowing plants to shape the final form, In Between Species invites a shift from control to companionship. The textile is not woven but grown; it is both material and memory—of care, time, and ecological entanglement. Its double-sided structure makes it uniquely suited for a suspended display, allowing the surface to interact with air, light, and viewers from multiple directions. This material language is not only ecological—it is relational, embodying the dynamic interplay between organisms and environments.
In Between Species is not simply a figure made of plants—it is a porous self, grown in conversation with other forms of life. A body that belongs both to us and beyond us.
