The word peyahtik is written in nêhiyawêwin syllabics across the wall as lichen grows around it, giving shape to the word itself. Peyahtik means to be with intention, to walk softly and slowly. Lichen shares the sentiment of the word peyahtik, growing at different, almost unperceivable, timescales. Lichen thrives in inhospitable conditions, a softness adhering to rocky forms, small organisms growing on mountains. By playing with scale, I wanted to take an organism so commonly overlooked and yet so integral to our environment, and make it visible to all. The lichen latches onto the old and grows anew, reminding us to be intentional with our thoughts, our actions, and our words.