Workshop, 2026 Zoe Imani Sharpe & Melina Sabeti-Mehr
Triptych Curatorial Collective
SWERVE N EXTEND is a writing workshop that considers wind (air, breath) as a quality of movement across external and internal landscapes; as bodily sensation and detection; a vector that sculpts space; invisible sounds and patterns that harness our attention toward directionalities of feeling and thinking; a chance to write spiralic momentum and give yourself over to the blur; an equinoctial storm to welcome the Spring equinox and Norooz, the Persian New Year.
We’ll create a collaborative Haft-sin: a traditional altar of symbolic objects that represent the desires and reflections we carry into the New Year, such as renewal (sprouted lentils), patience (wheat pudding), and happiness (candles).
Writing prompts, inspired by “in-between sounds” and Black dance practices, may include the work of: Bill T. Jones, RP Boo, Lioness and Queenie, Margaret Christakos, Joanna Brouk, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Khadijah Queen, Clarice Lispector, Justine A. Chambers, as well as various Chicago footworkers (House-O-Matics, Red Legends, The Era).
Expect to read and write together, hang out, and find ways to stay supple and active in times of transition.