During her residency at iii Pei-Ying Lin explored the performative and healing elements of connecting the micro-mechanisms of RNA translations (protein production) with the macro-mechanisms of knitting.

“It is an attempt to ‘design’ a ritual that enables humans to ‘talk’ to viruses in short. In depth, it is an art, science, and design research for a human initiative towards viruses through inventing new perceptual interactions, physical movements, and wearable induced embodiments in the format of a ritual/performance. It is the aim that this ritual will enable humans to initiate active (but safe) contact with viruses and through the guidance of the ritual to reach a status that we feel comfortable to express our emotional responses towards these invisible viral entities.”