Poem: relationship's scorecards
the world turns upside down
and you give of what you've got
set the scorecard aside
inspired by & paired with an image ©ilinkcs (2025) "Tranquility vs Turmoil" by Tara Jenneker exhibited @2023 Pathways @the Zeitz MOCAA Museum
Wood, wire, hand-crocheted wool and tiles on board
From Tara's notes:
I wanted to represent the notion of chaos versus peace. The viewer sees this calm, peaceful person in the middle of this spiral of chaos; the chaos represents everything that people have been going through or as I like to call it, a storm. It could represent a variety of things like anxiety, stress, pain, depression, all negative connotations of feelings or even obstacles. But if you are reading this, I will leave you with the question, what is your storm?
The work & notes gave me an insight: when things get really bad, the normal divisions of relationship sharing must move from scorecards of equality to coping with crisis.
There are no #scorecards in a #crisis
no red tape
just the urgency of action
the desperate urgent need
of making whole what's broken
Fairness & balancing the scorecard is the luxury of everyday
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