In April 2016, news of a soil pollution incident in Jinshan, China, shocked the world. Reports revealed a chemical company's clandestine burial of "toxic" iron barrels, resulting in severe soil contamination. This event ignited my investigation into soil pollution.

Soil, often dubbed as the last bastion of Earth's biodiversity, serves as the cradle of human existence. We are but inhabitants of the land, intricately woven into its fabric. It is imperative that we honour its innate sanctity and refrain from inflicting further harm upon it.

In Soil Just Wants to Be Soil, the performing artist embodies the narrative of soil's destruction, depicting the ensuing consequences until the moment of realisation. Through tactile engagement—pounding, caressing, and listening to the soil's whispers—and the evocative medium of poetry, the piece underscores our profound connection to the Earth. It seeks to illuminate the harrowing journey of soil, intertwined with the human body and the ecological tapestry, aiming to awaken humanity to its symbiotic relationship with the natural world.

Let us heed the silent plea of the soil and pledge to safeguard its primordial essence. Terra Mater beckons us to embrace reverence for the very ground upon which we tread.