I attended
a march protesting against austerity in Dublin Ireland
The first
is what I chose to compose. A jaded looking face with his mouth taped over
representing for me the challenge of finding your own voice in these large
issues and how I can both censor my voice through disowning my power and feel
censored by larger institutions attempting to take away my power.
The second
image was chosen by my partner Sadhbh. It is of a smiling face, a person who
can choose how to be, how to feel. It is composed to represent that choice and
that, in the face of overwhelming problems, there is a well inside of us that
responds to positive action and not to the type of action that the austerity
measures represent.
I was
pleased with how they turned out and a little self conscious to be out marching
on the streets holding up my own work as a statement. They received a good bit
of attention and I was even asked to speak to a documentary crew, which was
both fun and scary. I managed it as best I could though and didn't feel
completely ridiculous afterwards and apparently I have a great voice for
recording. New string to add to my bow, I guess.
