To Dwell

Lyrical Desire

The places where we get lost are the same places in which we can truly find ourselves. To be somewhere, dwell, as an act in itself, is the most rewarding thing. For Naomi Pols, camping triggers these emotions. It is a lyrical desire for a mobile lifestyle, while living in a sedentary society, dominated by white men. Naomi questions whether humans are made for this sedentary lifestyle, since we all share the heritage of nomads. However, because of overpopulation, overgrazing and many political interferences, not only will her desire never become reality, it also endangers the existing nomad culture today. Therefore the nomads and their textile traditions are at a tipping point.