I Miss Home documents an interaction with a compact, portable, tactile sculpture designed to evoke the idea of home while functioning as a stress-relief device. The work centers on the act of engaging with the object rather than the object as a standalone artifact.

I sewed a small three-dimensional house—four walls and a slanted roof—out of soft plastic and embedded it with an Arduino, flexible tubing, and miniature air valves. When powered, it slowly inhales and exhales, mimicking the rhythm of breath.

Created during a period of homesickness, the piece reframes attachment to place through a repetitive, embodied gesture: holding, watching, and breathing alongside the form. Meaning accumulates through the durational interaction, positioning the experience itself as the core of the work.