Smiling, Despised
by Plague & Underground Flower, Krasnodar, Russia & Perth, Australia
Artists: Leyli Aslanova, Vitaly Bezpalov, Johanna Blank, Faina Brodsky, Victor Gogly, Arthur Golyakov, Loic Lehecho, Miles Hendricks, Leif Pan, Stas Lobachevskiy, Nastya Vasileva, Vanya Venmer, Vi4a
Text:
In the morning the bell rings
It says that a difficult day lies ahead.
Through the bars in the window like kisses
There is light on my shoulders
Angels in memory above my head
Now, instead of them, a convoy.
Flower gardens and candles,
Old memories.
Evening.
Wide and yellow evening light,
My eyes’ blue violent flame
From the burning forests flying
Sweet smell of evergreens
That I lived in lavishness and sorrow
Was I glad of the sun? Forgive –
And you…my tender one
Don’t do harm to anyone.
Low is the empty heaven
On my journey down,
And between two wooden beams
There stands a giant star.
— Arthur Golyakov & Tore, 2019
28.8.19 – 28.11.19
Photo by: Angelina Venmer & Tore
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Perth, Australia:
