Abdul Sharif Baruwa - Wiping it out lovely

Wiping it out lovely,

The video on the screen shows a mural painting,

„see love wate(r) see“ written on the walls of a broken house

I found love and water, in a waste container in Vienna,

a few days before travelling to Creta with a thick brush and well diluted black paint.

The teacher induced the kids to paint the letters with a soft brush

in order to enhance their sensitivity for the subject.

I saw Julius Koller’s paintings a few years ago in a gallery.

I had met him before in 2003 at the Venice Biennale when I was painting benches white.

school atlas

the western part of Europe, colorfull and bright

a thick grey line, the iron curtain.

There behind, undefined, wasteland.

Those kind of imprints last long.

In spite of the geographical vicinity, I still feel Bratislava connoted by an unratable distance.

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The image dandles with the melody ... see love water see ... see love water sea ...

I painted „see“ three times, „love“ and „wate“

the R is missing on the wall.

With Edding on the screen, I’m writing „A“ over the „e“ of two „see’s“

and add „R“ to the „wate“

May I wipe it out,

seems to be daring.

Recently at the bar, I had gone for the pissoir

A guy came to me and gentily asked,

May I wash my hands?

2+1 for free

on my way home

I’m crossing the bridge, a young lady yells.

Yellow paper rolls all over the ground

happy helping hands

(wipe it out, Sharif 2018)