Monday, March 31, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
BeneCorpo at Octopus Project's ONCE
Greetings, from Maihyet and I. If anyone is in Toronto this weekend, March 22-23 -2pm to 6pm, hope to see you down in the Distillery for Octopus Project's two-day show 'Once'. BeneCorpo (Bradette & Burton) have a piece in it made especially for the show.
Salut de Maihyet et moi. Si vous êtes à Toronto ce week-end, on espère vous voir au Distillery pour l'évènement 'Once' du groupe artistique Octopus Project. BeneCorpo vont être là avec un travail spécifique pour l'exposition.
À bientôt, Denis & Maihyet
Address/addresse: Distillery District, 55 Mill Street, Case Goods Warehouse, Studios 409 & 410
Salut de Maihyet et moi. Si vous êtes à Toronto ce week-end, on espère vous voir au Distillery pour l'évènement 'Once' du groupe artistique Octopus Project. BeneCorpo vont être là avec un travail spécifique pour l'exposition.
À bientôt, Denis & Maihyet
Address/addresse: Distillery District, 55 Mill Street, Case Goods Warehouse, Studios 409 & 410
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Once
Once there was
Once there will be
Once
there was
understanding
(Once there was belonging)
the Mother the Grandmother
sick poisoned exhausted.
Change healing transformation needed
Balance needed
So we went north & north
& further north
we left long ago
(along with the animals & plants)
A new haven eventually
(or at least that is what we heard)
where season existed still
II
there are fewer of us now
down to scraps & rags
dirty grey water
gruel-meal
rabbit squirrel bugs
marshrats
something to take
the dull thud away
move walk crawl
never ending
dragging what we have left
along behind us
fear pursuit anger hurt
(hunger there as a constant)
gnawing grating
we made our way out of city
out of pavementland
out of wreckage
scavenging what was left
by others before us
making our way north
over time over land
(the moon came & went
many times)
(I lost count)
travelling over
what was left of the seasons:
cold hot wet dry
fire rain rain fire
cold & colder (finally)
eventually hopefully
longingly
hope was our religion
our burden
belonging our calling
our wanting
belief hope
III
made it we did
I’m older now
sister to brothers younger
I’ve learnt much
survived fear & hurt & loss
Tears shed (Gran & Nan gone)
but I can creep up
to rabbit now
arrow in hand
–fur & meat
some but not enough (yet)
more rabbits more fish
more
Otenaw-home
river friends
belonging
hope
welcoming they’ve been
(cautious)
but still
we can call this home
they said
and I have
Once there will be
Once
there was
understanding
(Once there was belonging)
the Mother the Grandmother
sick poisoned exhausted.
Change healing transformation needed
Balance needed
So we went north & north
& further north
we left long ago
(along with the animals & plants)
A new haven eventually
(or at least that is what we heard)
where season existed still
II
there are fewer of us now
down to scraps & rags
dirty grey water
gruel-meal
rabbit squirrel bugs
marshrats
something to take
the dull thud away
move walk crawl
never ending
dragging what we have left
along behind us
fear pursuit anger hurt
(hunger there as a constant)
gnawing grating
we made our way out of city
out of pavementland
out of wreckage
scavenging what was left
by others before us
making our way north
over time over land
(the moon came & went
many times)
(I lost count)
travelling over
what was left of the seasons:
cold hot wet dry
fire rain rain fire
cold & colder (finally)
eventually hopefully
longingly
hope was our religion
our burden
belonging our calling
our wanting
belief hope
III
made it we did
I’m older now
sister to brothers younger
I’ve learnt much
survived fear & hurt & loss
Tears shed (Gran & Nan gone)
but I can creep up
to rabbit now
arrow in hand
–fur & meat
some but not enough (yet)
more rabbits more fish
more
Otenaw-home
river friends
belonging
hope
welcoming they’ve been
(cautious)
but still
we can call this home
they said
and I have
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