In the eighties, there was this band called ‘Matt Bianco’. It sounded italian. I bought the CD, it was one of my very first. On the CD was ‘whose side are you on’ which was .. a song about espionage, I really liked it, but never really listened to the words. Many years later I did. And I also spend 4 months making a drawing of this song.
This, is the end result, of 4 strange months that have changed everything: a drawing that was made in 265 hours while trying to find a shelter from a collapsing world.
In a number of posts I want to explain a little bit, what happened in my life, what changed, and whose side I was on. The lyrics describe the drawing, but they also describe the changes that happened to me.
The drawing is ‘pixel-perfect’ it is actually a drawing the inside of my head. Call it a mind-map of horror :) call it a way to get what’s wrong with our world out of my head.
One empty place at a table for two
It all starts with a missing in action, one empty place at the table for two. Who used to be there, where did he / she go ?
I see 2 people and 2 drinks, but still: one empty place. The lyrics seem confusing, or is it not yet possible, to understand what is being said? Who is missing in action. And who is that guy? He doesn’t have a beard like ‘santa’ but he sure looks a lot like Adolf Hitler ...
20 February 2017 I got kicked out of my house, I lived there for 20 years. I left with my sister, who took care of me. I got kicked out by the Dutch police, on behalf of the Dutch SNS bank. And .. well .. my story is: what to do if the bankers and the police are the criminals, but no-one wants to help you, because no-one wants to believe you? I’ll try to answer this question in my next posts, because it’s quite complex :) but the starting point to the answers are quite ... comforting and simple ...
Make a drawing, believe in yourself :) and you will find all answers ;)
... to be continued ...
