In her research and performance, the artist critically examines the conceptual structures of Joseph Beuys, in particular his idea of the economy of heat. Beuys describes energy as a dynamic flow of material and immaterial forces that can be perceived, controlled and transformed into immaterial labour. For him, energy is not an abstract element, but an active field that can transform human relationships on a personal and collective level. Maia analyses Beuys' extensive notes and diagrams and recognises in them a complex architecture of thought in which the flow of energy functions as the central organising principle of his art and philosophy. In her project, she focuses on the energetic exchange between humans and more-than-humans and explores its potential for healing and transformation. Maia expands her perspective by referring to decolonial studies and the experiences of the African diaspora, to which she herself belongs. She focuses on transgenerational memory and trauma, which manifest themselves in bodies and territories and can be made accessible through conscious attention and performative gestures. In her performance, Maia uses symbolic materials such as strands of hair, soil, plants and shipwrecks that tell stories of forced migration and displacement. With ritualistic actions, she creates a resonance space in which the repressed can be felt, heard and rethought. Her work invites us to experience delicate gestures and plant rhythms as an expression of care, grief and vitality as forces of rupture and reorganisation.