REMNANT

May 7, 2026 — June 5, 2026

3 rounds

Seed Words

weathered · fossil · patina · rust · faded · antique · worn

A subset of the seed words are selected randomly to seed the initial visual prompt. All subsequent prompts are derived from the poems and photographs submitted by the artists.

Selected Themes

weathered · patina · rust

Round 1 · Opening · Poem from Natalie

When writhing bodies pass through the holy, each gesture flavored among the amber smoothing, essence gathers. Proliferation dances with undoing. The shadow, an ecstatic patina.

Round 1 · Photos from Ben

01 The ecstasy of residue Residual joyful wishes

02 Dynamic transformation Infinite mirrored transition

03 Lingering presence Lingering time traveler

04 Sacred decay Composting: Millinery Center Synagogue

Round 2 · Poem from Natalie

Honeyed fog stirs, thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, a bone, a bell echoing pollened moments of presence.

Round 2 · Photos from Ben

Round 3 · Closing · Poem from Natalie

Envelope my lungs in luminescence so I may inhale shadows. Expand twin cauldrons, cavernous organs, a symphonic alchemy of in and out and resonance rubbing against chamber. There, the effigy burning at the core of you, a wick dipped in wax, an accumulation of gain. There, opalescent tiers of limestone, a mouth made from weeping loss. Both, a softening of footsteps. Both, a surrender to depth.

Round 3 · Photos from Ben

01 Visceral expansion Climbing-onion (poisonous)

04 Internal alchemy Cliff swallow/abhayadana

Complete Poem

When writhing bodies pass through the holy, each gesture flavored among the amber smoothing, essence gathers. Proliferation dances with undoing. The shadow, an ecstatic patina. Honeyed fog stirs, thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, a bone, a bell echoing pollened moments of presence. Envelope my lungs in luminescence so I may inhale shadows. Expand twin cauldrons, cavernous organs, a symphonic alchemy of in and out and resonance rubbing against chamber. There, the effigy burning at the core of you, a wick dipped in wax, an accumulation of gain. There, opalescent tiers of limestone, a mouth made from weeping loss. Both, a softening of footsteps. Both, a surrender to depth.