Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.
A quote from Mexican author Cesar A. Cruz that I stumbled across in my tumblr era and that I felt deeply connect to the work of Fatma Hassouna.
I have no words in my language (German or english) big enough for what I would like to say.
The last slide is the reference for the background and intended for the ones still comfortable.
Love,
Léan
Our system is running.
Out of resources.
Our system is running.
Depending on crimes of past and present.
Our system is a machinery.
We fix it up here and there.
But at the end of the day
Would I call myself a feminist
If I were born a man
Would I shout for lgbtq+
Not born queer
Would I pick my fights
If I wouldn't need to
Would I have stumbled over injustices
If there were no stones put on my path
I quoted my father when I responded: "But you can not fight all the battles." Without noticing, I repeated what I have learned living in this society.
It is okay to look away. Necessary even.
Fighting all battles would destroy, consume me and my friend too.
The person I was talking to, by the lake, last summer.
We were talking about intersectionality. White feminism. They recently noticed so many things missing from their feminist approach.
"You can not fight all battles."
"But at least I have to try."
I will, too.
In my language.
In my art.
It will not be a lot.
But maybe it will be enough to move someone too.
