Particulate and fluid matter move continuously and permeate our world. Rain falls and flows into streams; streams become rivers and run into the sea; seawater evaporates and descends again as rain. This rain nourishes trees that grow in the earth and eventually decay, feeding new seedlings. Matter has what Jane Bennett calls “vitality,”—an energy that ruptures from an event opening new possibilities and new relationships. Transitional Acts: Suspension and Materiality in the Event. Jill McIntosh, 2023.