Paths, Lines

Eyerusalem Desta

Inspired by images from “Street” in What Can A Body Do by Sarah Henderson.

How can I get from here to there without over-explaining myself? There is the line and there is my hope, a second one. In the picture I’m alone and standing, waiting to be finished with the project. I draw a line between us. The grass is pressed down by chalk, and opens like an inverted mohawk my white lines divide concrete, grass, and sidewalk. Man-made white lines over small blocks of brick lined up neatly. I draw in the Gaps with chalk. New Balances could smudge. My hands are in my pockets as I look at the lines overhead. Lines that help me navigate the space between us. Dancer | Shabana Gupta | digital