This project explores everyday rituals and how they can create moments of awareness and connection. It focuses on cleaning as a simple, physical act that can become intentional and reflective.

Part of the inspiration came from researching Catholic rituals and their use of symbolic objects to create moments of meaning and presence. It asks what forms of ritual might exist in contemporary atheistic or agnostic contexts. 

At the centre of the project is a cleaning brush made from cast aluminium, shaped like a silverfish, an insect that lives in hidden, neglected spaces. The brush encourages engagement with what is typically avoided.

With replaceable bristles and a durable handle, it’s meant to be used over time, turning cleaning into a small, everyday ritual. 

The accompanying cotton cloth is stained with rust using a stencil and brush, creating an imprint of the silverfish brush. Inspired by the Shroud of Turin, the staining process translates bodily traces into a material transformation through metal oxidation. The cloth marks both the beginning and end of the ritual, as the brush is unwrapped from it at the start and wrapped back into it at the end.