Abdul Sharif Baruwa / Wiping it out softly
March 9-March 30, 2018
New Jörg
Jägerstraße 56
Vienna, Austria 1200
Vienna, Austria 1200
Wiping it out lovely,
The video on the screen shows a mural painting,
„see love wate(r) see“
written on the walls of a broken house
written on the walls of a broken house
I found love and water, in a
waste container in Vienna,
waste container in Vienna,
a few days before travelling
to Creta with a thick brush and well diluted black paint.
to Creta with a thick brush and well diluted black paint.
The teacher induced the kids
to paint the letters with a soft brush
to paint the letters with a soft brush
in order to enhance their
sensitivity for the subject.
sensitivity for the subject.
I saw Julius Koller’s
paintings a few years ago in a gallery.
paintings a few years ago in a gallery.
I had met him before in
2003 at the Venice Biennale when I was painting benches white.
2003 at the Venice Biennale when I was painting benches white.
school atlas
the western part of Europe,
colorfull and bright
colorfull and bright
a thick grey line, the iron
curtain.
curtain.
There behind, undefined,
wasteland.
wasteland.
Those kind of
imprints last long.
imprints last long.
In spite of the
geographical vicinity, I still feel Bratislava connoted by an
unratable distance.
geographical vicinity, I still feel Bratislava connoted by an
unratable distance.
#murales#muralpainting#poetry#lovewatersee#Heraklion#dienstagabend#lovecreta#love#
The image dandles with
the melody … see love water see … see love water sea …
the melody … see love water see … see love water sea …
I painted „see“ three times, „love“ and „wate“
the R is missing on the wall.
With Edding on the screen, I’m
writing „A“ over the „e“ of two „see’s“
writing „A“ over the „e“ of two „see’s“
and add „R“ to the „wate“
May I wipe it out,
seems to be daring.
Recently at the bar, I had
gone for the pissoir
gone for the pissoir
A guy came to me and gentily
asked,
asked,
May I wash my hands?
2+1 for free
on my way home
I’m crossing the bridge, a
young lady yells.
young lady yells.
Yellow paper rolls all
over the ground
over the ground
happy helping hands