Tender Exchange

What's in your heart?

Pause for a moment and quietly connect with the strangers around you in this moving piece. A carved wooden heart is passed around the crowd - will it end up in your hands? Whisper something that matters to you into it — a hope, a truth, a memory, or a thought you want held — and pass it to someone you trust.

Once it's beating gently and the voices have gathered inside, it's returned and your words become part of a shared listening ritual — a space where feelings are woven together, and held with care. A simple yet powerful experience, Tender Exchange demonstrates the power of community and celebrates generosity, vulnerability and the quiet courage of being heard.

Who are the artists? Radical Ritual’s mission is to create inclusive folk artworks that draw people closer to one another and to the places they share —…