Gösta von Platen

Situated at the intersection of urban environments and nature, the degree project “Trembling Matter” investigates how the human and the more-than-human are continuously interwoven, searching for a more attentive relationship to the physical matter of our immediate surroundings.
The textile-based installation, constructed as portable and reconfigurable structures, becomes a way to engage with singular moments. In the process, I revisit places and materials that once felt familiar, exerting an unsettling pull, only to recognise how time and decay reshape my response.
The study of three historical textiles, from the collections of the Louvre and Musée de Cluny, contextualises the theories and feelings encountered. Materials found along the way become active participants rather than passive supports, situating the project within current dilemmas of climate change, consumption and technology. This movement forms the ground for my speculative making, in which I examine how humans inhabit and are continually shaped by the material world.