Huskrooms

Finding sheltering shell-selves
on harmless whistled
scareless scarless fingertips

Half-armed leaning defines
the broken chair chains
of goodness interferes

Bending the stuffed toy necks
next to the one-eyed winding ups
is there in blinking eyes

The newborn’s glaze
the breastfeeding of mankind’s
mammals with enigmatic weeds of wisdom’s

Care
– Poem by Henny Baeken

Huskrooms is a traveling installation activated through performances and unfolding organically via interactions with its surroundings and participants. Comprising carefully collected and reworked textiles, the artwork interweaves relationally—like a living organism—with the space, people, weather, textures, and materials of its temporary location.

The artwork aims to create a space for self-encounter, shared environment, and collective action. It invites a slower perception of time and offers an ‘offline’ experience. What do we allow to exist? How quickly do we discard things—objects, and people?

In a world where the relentless pursuit of progress often sidelines rituals and shared narratives, Huskrooms seeks to carve out moments for reflection and stillness, where movement and transformation can emerge spontaneously, and feelings of grief, farewell, and mourning become tangible.

The project aims to “dress” people anew—restoring warmth, protection, and a sense of humanity. Through textile objects such as blankets and structures made from hundreds of sewn-together sleeves and pant legs, an ingeniously constructed living environment emerges, inviting collaboration, dynamic interaction, and collective discovery.

The participatory nature of Huskrooms aligns with the artistic principles of Brazilian artist Lygia Clark. As in her work, the physical and emotional experiences of individuals in relation to the group are central. The project functions as a platform for connection, experimentation, and rediscovery of the everyday, blurring the boundaries between art and life.