When in need of (I want to cry)
Forming new bodies that deal with emotions, intensities, bodies that react to states of crisis.
“Wanting to be human too, I sought for evidence that I was; but if that‘s what it took, to make a weapon and kill with it, then evidently I was either extremely defective as a human being, or not human at all.” Respected – or even feared – courage, discipline, and self-respect. “That‘s right, they said. What you are is a woman. Possibly not human at all, certainly defective.”³ Naïve. Feminine. Domestic.
Bodies that carry. Bodies that process. Queer bodies composed of, gedacht an: Brennnesseln, die große Netze wurzeln, Tulpen, die nach dem Regen unversehrt sind, Blattränder in doppelt gesägt, gezähnt, gekerbt, in diesen Feinheiten, in diesen Zärtlichkeiten liegt Schutz, Kraft, power. Metamorphosen assoziiert durch Pflanzen, durch botanische Kleinteile. Because of the way they are built, with a head and arms, tender bodies, transforming to survive.

Redefining resilience (To be in tears)
Soft. To seek and sense for a material that is emotional, transparent. A strained body that withstands and deforms, wounding, a break or opening in the skin. A material that is soft. A woven softshell is a comfortable, flexible and soft, protective shell. The good wearing comfort is supplemented by a high breathability, heat insulation and wind- and water-resistancy, can usually replace a hardshell or fleece.⁴ Da ist eine Resilienz im Körperlichen, im Organischen, Basilikum wird gestreichelt (like a gentle breeze), damit er stärker wächst. Eine Resilienz in Bäumen, die brechen (to be vulnerable as flesh, but flesh can heal).

Silk is the toughest natural fiber found in our nature.⁵ Silk is soft, wants to be touched. To metamorphose, enclose, cocoon, to spin, to weave, to knot, to touch. The first bulletproof vest was made from silk.⁶ To armor, prep, to survive, to feel, felt. Smooth space that affects, will be affection.
Wachs, in welches Regentropfen schlagen und bleiben. Wachs, das Baumschnitte versiegelt. Wachs, das vor dem Austrocknen schützt (Cuticula). Wachs als Körperflüssigkeit (Blut, Harz), Wachs als Körper, der Heilung gibt. Glasfaser, die sich verwebt und biegt zu Blättern. Blätter in die Regentropfen schlagen, manchmal fallen sie. Bei Fraktur einwickeln in Gipsbinden, wie Leinengewebe spannen, stützen, einander stützen.

To cushion someone or something (You wipe away my tears)
– to make the effect or force of something softer. Zusammen einen Raum sensibel erschließen, mit dem Raum entscheiden, miteinander entscheiden, to surround each other closely. Unsere Arbeiten berühren, stehen nah beieinander (But works need to breathe. No, works need to be touched as if by a basil caress) A sweet pulp embeds the plum seed. To care, withstand, resist, recover. To be hurt and to heal, to transform, protect, survive. To flourish and wilt, to feel and be felt, embody, embed. To react and affect, be soft, tough and tender. To fracture (at fracture it breaks!).