Follow and support my process

I’m keeping this page as a space to share what I’m working on during my year at La SOURCE — blog posts, photos, artwork, poetry, prose, and reflections from this period of radical creation and research. It’s a place to engage with me and meet me in the process, for those curious about my work and wanting to follow it as it unfolds.

This year is an incredible opportunity to deepen my practice: exploring the poetics and ecologies of endings, and the unweaving and reshaping of narratives around impermanence, crisis, and discomfort. You can read more about my field of research here.

At the same time, this year comes with practical challenges. My bursary application was not granted. According to the authorities, I haven’t proven myself enough as an autonomous artist — a judgment I see as part of a narrowly individualistic system. My practice is cross-sectoral and transdisciplinary — both recognized by Kunstendecreet as full-fledged artistic forms, and by nature inherently collaborative. By judging my work against a narrow, traditional definition of autonomy, the administration has misinterpreted its creative potential. But rather than draining energy in fighting bureaucracy, I want to invest it where it matters most: in building relational, expansive, and communal practice.

This brings me to something I find very scary: asking for help. Nearly all my work over the past 6 years — in death care, creative work, community building, and spaceholding — has been offered with a full heart, but often voluntarily, unpaid, or underpaid. Alongside this, I live with health conditions that can make work feel like an impossible task at times. This is not a pity share, but a raw and honest glimpse behind the scenes of what many imagine to be a wild life of opportunities. It is a wild life — wildly beautiful, but also wildly difficult, with cycles of decay, discomfort, and constant re-navigation. And still, I absolutely love this life and what I’m doing. I am all in for it, heart first. I believe in art and care as love languages, not transactions. *All of this is shared from a place of transparency, not regret or complaint.

But to make this residency possible, I need support.
I need support — to cover rent, food, and materials.
Perhaps my karmic field is highly charged with fruitfulness if I dare to take this money thing outside the box and simply say: I need help.

Ways to support my work :

• Donations to sustain my ongoing research and creative work

• Sponsorships, paid partnerships, or collaborations that resonate with my practice

• Opportunities for remote work connected to my skills and field

Any contribution — financial, collaborative, or by sharing my work — can help sustain this year of radical practice and devotion. It is an honor to be selected for this residency and to be here, and I believe this work can become something extraordinary when those who resonate with or appreciate it feel inspired to engage and walk alongside me.

I would love to make this a reciprocal process: creating an online community, hosting weekly or monthly check-ins and Q&As, or co-shaping ideas for the work’s output. I believe we can bring this full circle together — so let me know your ideas.

Although all of the above feels extremely vulnerable, it also feels deeply exciting.

With love from Brittany,
Lies x