We Are One

What came first to the Earth? Perhaps moss, then ferns, then the creatures of the sea… Over time, among the elements, the human body emerged — not as separate, not as superior, but as one more element in the unfolding of life. One more thread in the vast living tapestry of the world.

But somewhere along the way, the body became a site of objectification, judgment, and control. What was once inherently connected to the natural world became increasingly alienated from it — framed through systems of power rather than belonging. What once belonged to the Earth, like stone or leaf, was now seen as separate, wrong, too much, or not enough.

Still, the bond between body and nature has never truly broken. Even if the mind forgets, the body remembers. When we feel the warmth of sunlight on the skin, the soft brush of tall grass against the legs, the solid, grounding touch of bare feet on soil — something inside us refills, heals, returns to centre. In those moments, something ancient stirs. We remember: we are nature. We always have been.

In this work, I use thread as a metaphor for reconnection — gently stitching the human form back into the natural world where it has always belonged. Stitch by stitch, leaves embrace skin, branches extend into limbs, and waves fold over a body. A thread — as a symbol of care, of wholeness, of returning.

A reminder that we are not separate.

That we were never meant to be.

That body and Earth are two parts of the same eternal love.