UNTETHERED
A short reflection on loosening our grip and finding beauty in what is already there.
I had a garden once.
It followed the rules.
Borders.
Sections.
Plants.
I didn't like it much.
It irritated me
But I guess it looked fine.
Curated.
Predictable.
Right.
Still.
I didn't like it much.
This garden that I grew
I sat in it for years.
Waiting.
Confused.
Trying.
I removed the plants.
Raked it raw
And sat in the plot of dirt.
Exposed.
Curious.
Real.
The dirt is my garden now.
We sit.
The dirt and I.
Untethered.
I like it very much.
The same thinking finds its way into the work of Aloka & Sol. Reclaimed textiles carry their own histories, marks and irregularities. Rather than erase them or force them into a form of perfection and social rules, I work with what is already there, allowing the character of each material to shape what it might become. Sometimes the most interesting part is not what we add, but what we choose to see.
