WEAVING LABS by Aisha Hachem
Saturday May 10 | 14.00 – 17.00 hrs.
“Being a guest is carrying yourself lightly, as though
your presence might tip the balance of a room.
It’s learning to read unspoken rules, to smile at
the right time, to fold your longing into politeness.
A guest is always aware of the threshold –
of what is theirs and what is borrowed, of what can be
said and what must be held back.
You hover at the edge of belonging, grateful to be included,
but never quite at ease. You are welcomed, yes, but welcome has limits.
And behind each act of hospitality lies the reminder:
this is not yours to keep.
But belonging begins in the smallest gestures:
a shared thread, a familiar spice,
a story that echoes your own.
Belonging is not arrival; it is a quiet unfolding.
A thread picked up, looped through another.
A home slowly made with others, one stitch at a time.”
Aisha Hachem
Weaving Labs is a participatory project by Aisha Hachem, grounded in her research rooted in the intersections of textile, memory, identity, displacement, and collective storytelling.
The space Aisha creates is based on experimentation, mutual learning, co-creation, and community. In these community sessions, weaving and embroidery are not merely craft techniques, but rather cultural tools to explore personal and collective political narratives, acts of resistance and healing. In Aisha’s Weaving Labs, slowness and listening are welcomed, fostering a shared space for connection and solidarity.
Weaving Labs by Aisha Hachem is developed within the LABitat programme at NP3 | RE:Search:Gallery.