WORKSHOP ON THE GRASS
草地上的工作坊
Weaving the Prairie Together
Following the previous three workshops, I identified three core needs for fatigued professionals: a creative flow experience, soft socialization that maintains independent distance, and the relaxation derived from nature.
During my thesis writing, I managed severe anxiety by lying on a local park’s lawn daily. This sparked a spatial question: If I cannot visit the grass due to bad weather, can I own a piece of it?
I began exploring ubiquitous industrial plastic cords. The material’s rustling friction mimics walking through a prairie, while the repetitive labor induces a meditative state to alleviate cognitive pressure.
一起在草原上編織
前面三場工作坊後我得到幾個結論：參與者需要可以進入心流的創作體驗、軟性社交卻又保持獨立性的社交距離，與大自然接觸產生的放鬆。
當我當時在書寫論文因為焦慮無處可逃時，我每天都到家裡附近的公園草皮上躺著，於是我思考若今天因為天氣不好，我無法來到這片草皮，我是否可以擁有一片草皮？
因此我透過臺灣常見的工業材料進行探索，發現當我在編織塑膠繩時，會發出一種沙沙的聲音，彷彿踩踏在草原上的感覺，長時間的編織也會進入一種沈思與冥想狀態，有助於面對個人的焦慮與心靈壓力。因此我也期待將這個創作方法分享給更多群眾。