“Net Work” is a large-scale participatory installation that invites a quiet, collective act of repair. A net is created from ghost fishing nets rescued from the sea – to become a living structure shaped by those who encounter it. By rescuing the fishing nets living creatures are protected and the seabed is able to mend.
Visitors are invited to reflect on a relationship they wish to mend and inscribe two names onto small, symbolic forms – fish, leaves, or knots – then attach them to the net with ribbon or thread.
Drawing on traditions of mending and communal work, the installation offers a space where private intentions become part of a shared, visible structure. The reflection on a relationship they would like to repair – past or present, near or distant, is not confessional or performative; it is inward, gentle, and optional. The act of making and attaching becomes the language.
Each card is attached to the cargo net using decorative ribbons, threads, or cords, adding colour, movement, and individuality. As more contributions are added, the cumulative weight and presence of the offerings cause the net to be slowly drawn upward, forming a pyramidal, tent-like structure suspended in the air.
