Imagine you suddenly leave your human body, and mutate into a plant. Would you still feel yourself, and everyone around you? What part of the human experience remains when you transfer into the embodiment of moss? In this participatory meditation, you may experience that the distance between you and the natural world is not as big as it seems. Guided by voice and visuals, you are invited to inhabit a space in between a few centimeters above the soil and the underground where roots grow. As a human being, we are in constant connection to the natural environment. But our individuality often hinders us in realizing that these interconnections are mutual, and fluid. This work lets you and others experience what mutualism actually is; a form of symbiosis, where all species who are involved in the relationship profit from the commonality.

Bond I – Mutualism introduces a method to experience new forms of perception. It raises questions on the notion of individuality that is so strongly present in our neoliberal society. While shape-shifting, you are accompanied in the search of relating to yourself, others and other beings. By experiencing this work, you may learn that we are always affected by our surroundings, and forever changing and exchanging.

This work and collaboration originated in FIBER’s Reassemble Lab.