Yesterday I went to the Assembly, it was really quiet hardly a sinner around? or maybe that's the wrong thing to say?? The staff looked unhassled and the view was fantastic. So are today's elections going to change anything???? are we going to get a hung parliament over in the UK or not?? What impact will it have here? just one more swirl in the political energy of the system?? Politics is a wired thing shifting and moving from one thing to the next, perceived grievances ?? now what are they. Power shifts!! it's funny what shifts them why does it get this way.??
One of the days when I worked on the Peace line I was looking at a protest of people the police trying to deal with a potential riot, the media and I thought to myself. At one time this was a field, filled with grass, maybe a wooded area. What happened what man made maneuverings made this activity happen in from of my eyes at this time? What socialisation and man made manipulation has occurred for this drama to be happening now?
Do we all as a society have something to do with it? do our votes have something to do with it?? Who is behind the dissident threat? is it really dissidents? what man made fear is going to make you vote the way you are going to vote today? If you vote.
What structure are you voting to uphold, shift, change.
What about the field? at one time this little province of ours was a grassy woodland. What energy made it as it was? what energy is going to help it heal??
Do you recognise that it needs healed?? do you need healed??? What is your grievance really?what is your perceived threat?? what do you lack inside that makes you want to be spiteful?? is it your self esteem?You see what happens when you go to the Assembly what runs through your head? Do you think that we can all get back to remembering that at some point this Provence of ours was a grassey woodland???
Tonight if your feeling political and want to see a difference being made it's Bertie Ahern speaking at the David Ervine memorial lecture in the Cathedral quarter arts festival Black Box. I'd say whoever organised that remembers at one time it was a grassy woodland this divided country/ city /people whatever of ours.
If you want your eyes to be boggled not you mind instead go to the Naughton Gallery at six where Gary Shaw will be reveling his solo show there is something quite special about colours that vibrate beyond, beyond. So interesting to think that he is colour blind. What tricks your minds play on us. There is an artist talk on Saturday 8 May 1pm. Gary is a decent guy and I'm really looking forward to seeing the show.
Belfast Print workshop also has an artist talk on SNAP the Alberta Print makers Representative over from Canada to support the exhibition the Gallery has on there at the moment 7pm.
Politics and Art what more could Belfast need.?? see you around Late night Art tonight?
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