At the edge of a yard once stood a library like no other—books resting between logs, decomposing into the soil as fungi, insects, and imagination fed on their pages. Over time, they curled, softened, and surrendered, nourishing a small grove of trees.

Meandering Mold is a story and meditation about books, yes, but also about love, loss, and honoring the objects and stories that once held us. It asks: What do we owe the things that shaped us? How do we honor what we must eventually release? What becomes possible when we let go?

Drawing from my photographic practice, I share how composting books evolved into a spiritual discipline—one that revealed profound insights about memory, reciprocity, and renewal. This talk invites listeners to reflect on what they keep, what they relinquish, and how every ending is a beginning.