The Space Between Us
by Ken Walker
Title
The Space Between Us
Artist
Ken Walker
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Painting
Description
Minimalist abstract in a new series of works celebrating the beauty and power of ink to parchment. "The Space Between Us" is also the 3rd in a series of stories, poems, and musings of this life we find ourselves in.
- "We live in a time where we're being asked to distant ourselves from one another in order to keep each other safe from the threat of an invisible invader. Amid all the panic stemming largely from the dreaded unknown, I have to pause and take inventory of my thoughts and feelings as, like so many others, I ask myself how this is going to affect me. It occurs to me, perhaps not as surprisingly as I might have expected, that apart from some minor inconveniences [admittedly irritated by the fact that due to people's consistent ability to act from emotion and not common sense I presently having to now worry about toilet paper], not much is going to change. To be asked to stay in shelter is more a social permission slip, now free from any shame I might have heaped upon myself for distancing myself from those around me. No more Netflix binging remorse. I am now part of the new social norm. In fact, I find myself now in the position of being the "expert" in this new lifestyle forced upon the masses. I do not worry about the time to fill at home. I can spend a whole day on my laptop creating works of art that I hope one day will be viewed worldwide-certainly now the world has the time to do so. Yes, things are not going to change much for me and I am saddened by this. I should grieve for the loss of my social connections as many are today. Yet I can find some hope in the truth that challenges spur growth and change. Perhaps I will make more of an effort to connect with my community. Perhaps I can create a life where social distancing is a "hard pill to swallow". I pray this is so. Now if only I can find some toilet paper."
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March 17th, 2020
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