The process starts with identifying abstract structures through direct observation, a creative activity with a historical tradition that can be traced to Ellsworth Kelly. I aim to archive these transient forms of urban decay through discarded textile waste, resonating with the cyclical nature of urban existence. Textile cutouts as the two-dimensional shapes echo these patterns of natural wear of architecture. The process takes on a life of its own as conversations provide additional context and reflections on past purposes and colours of the architecture influence the artistic decision-making when crocheting the textile cutouts. For instance, the blue colour of a mosque that was lost forever reappears in textile remnants.

A metaphorical rebirth and survival, through experiences and phenomenology, I overcome temporality and, in the end, dream of overcoming decay. This artistic and serendipitous process creates a poignant dialogue between the personal histories embedded in textiles and the collective memory embodied in urban transformation and the passage of time.