Fleur Triest (°2003, Ghent) restores found textile remnants in 'where every thread takes care' as an act of care. These objects carry a soul and invite us for thoughtfulness, pause, and connection. In doing so, a narrative of repair and appreciation emerges within a rapidly consuming world.
A place where our disrupted relationship with materiality can briefly come to rest.
In Where Every Thread Cares, Fleur Triest collects textile remnants from the street as an act of care. These are found objects that seem to possess their own soul, artifacts that emit an inner light, like lost spirits. Fleur believes these objects carry a presence that invites us to slow down and reconnect.
The careful process of collecting, washing, and archiving reveals not only the history and fragility of the objects, but also broader questions around functionality, authenticity, and impermanence.
Removed from their original context, they ask us to pause, to reconnect and to reconsider our material world. Through alternative repair techniques, each piece undergoes an unique restoration, gaining new value tailored to its traces of wear and specific needs for reparation .
In doing so, Fleur contributes to an alternative narrative of care, repair, and revaluation, in a time when transience is increasingly embraced. These objects open up a space for reflection and imagination, a place where our disrupted relationship with materiality can briefly come to rest.