performance "(un)comfortable"
May 17-18, 2023 (The Beaumont Studios, Vancouver, BC)
duration around 6 hours

We waited and talked about the war

With people who have lost everything and are trying to start over
they are given out by trembling hands, stingy tears, and nervous twisting of the ring
With people who have lived in Canada for 10+ years
they expect victory and dream of returning to their village
With people whose relatives died they speak without emotions.

Silently receiving the news for 500+ days.
45 people died as a result of rocket fire, including six children
a friend with a child in her hands buries her husband
son, missing during the occupation
mother, who was torn apart by a shell.

We are used to something that cannot be accustomed to.
Waiting has become routine
We wear it like (un)comfortable slippers every night
we wake up with it in the morning

It is scary to realize what is trapped inside behind quick conversations and everyday affairs
Inside all of us
And this fleeting view deep inside, like through a keyhole, must be so short
Because we just have to hold on