On going Artistic and Anthropological Research
Writing, Video, Photography and Installation
Anthologies of Sand on Alpine Snow: Approximation of a designer’s working inventory
Anthologies of Sand on Alpine Snow positions design as a transformative (storytelling) practice through an autoethnographic investigation emphasising feminist and decolonial epistemologies. It challenges dominant ableist, colonial, and capitalist paradigms inherent in design pedagogy and practice, instead proposing a methodology rooted in care, collaboration, and soft practices. Through storytelling, placed at the core, this project underlines design as a reflective and generative political act.
On Softness as Practice
Softness is strength—it is the flexibility to bend without breaking. It is adaptability. Softness is active and intentional. Softness is inherently tied to empathy—it counteracts indifference and the dehumanisation that often surrounds us. It challenges the notion of neutrality. It centres accountability. At its core, soft practices are about designing in the service of the stories and their tellers and their transformative potential. It seeks to challenge power structures by nurturing relationships and making and holding space for vulnerability. My role is to document and contribute to the story, which works with what is shared. Soft practices emphasise co-creation and participation. The essence of my projects lies in building relationships and cultivating collaborative processes. Conversations built on mutual respect, consent, and care are the heart of this work. I am not interested in speaking about a community but in creating a space where the community can speak for and centre itself.
Softness, in its myriad forms, is both my method and my message. This practice is formulated in the tradition of feminist epistemologies.
