The Kinship Table will stand alone as a sculptural installation, as well as creating a new space for bringing people together, acting as a trigger and prompt for participatory workshops and ritualised gatherings. It will be made by embedding sustainable technology, data & narratives into textiles, clay, food, metal & wood to create an interactive table and hand embroidered covering.

The first iteration of the tablecloth was created for a drop-in workshop at my studio at Primary in Nottingham in October 2025. This was then developed for the Autumn Convivial Gathering in London in November 2025. A new version will be created for a Rituals and Robots workshop taking place on Saturday 17th January 2026 in Finsbury Park, London.

I will begin work on the final artwork in 2026, building a portable table and hand embroidering the interactive tablecloth for celebrations, feasts, gatherings and workshops, responding to the seasons, the people that come together around the table, the things and ideas that they bring with them and create together, the food that we share together, and the others, non-human and robotic, invited to the table.