i can sense you’re here
pulsating from,
towards
the air is humid
we are dripping in sweat
i am nervous
are you ok?
we keep on meeting
overflowing with excitement
a few minutes
in the bright sunlight
forever darkness

i am softly dreaming
of our multiplicity
in the warmth
of the night
i look at you
burning with curiosity
how we are growing
into existence
i can see me
reflected
in your slime
flowing liquid beings

not knowing where we start
and where we end
it’s hot
we are melting
i think, i love you
for making me feel ok
to just be
i smile
to have you close
inside waves of love
you and me
a tender exchange

‘a tender exchange’ as part of the group exhibition HEDEN: AARDE X PARADYS at H47 in Leeuwarden (NL) curated by Sanne de Vries from 2 June-23 June 2022.

Silkscreens on paper, size 76 x 112 cm and 56 x 78 cm.
Video loop on wall.
Publication ‘outsider within: a conversation by lucie draai and ketan’, 2nd edition 2022.

photo credit: Jhoeko