22-23 | DISTANT SUFFERING XXXI
other than joyful peace, no news from the Western Front
Oleg K., an artist from Kiev, participated in my poster project ‘i.d. of inequality’ in a way that really touched me. Since then we try to maintain fine contact via fb-chat and e-mail. We – despite the physical distance – over time, became friends.
Through this and other art projects, the same friendships came to me with artists from Gaza, Iran, Pakistan, etc. Countries and people unfortunately also linked by wars, repression and/or ‘natural’ disasters. But above all linked by wonderful human beings.
I live in a paradise compared to that of roughly 85% of humanity. A paradise that admittedly step by step is also being destroyed by big business. But still, I don't need to go into the bomb shelter: beneath my sky it is pretty safe . . .
