Quilts are more than objects of comfort; they are tactile records of their histories, repositories of labor, and evidence of care passed from one generation to the next. Rest Here deconstructs how memory is preserved and transformed through textiles, performance, and installation; reimagining textile practice as both an archive and an act of care. Technique and understanding are inherited through these practices. Fabric holds time and connection.

Berry explores how craft practices can be used to document, translate, and reimagine regional and familial aesthetics, particularly those rooted in Akron, Ohio, and the “Rust Belt” region. Grounding her practice in these inherited aesthetics, she reframes how domestic labor and regional craft traditions are seen: not as static histories, but as evolving systems of memory. Berry positions fiber as a living archive, a site where memory is continually made, unmade, and remade through touch. Every stitch, every weft thread, every stain becomes a physical marker of care, use, and resilience.