Drawing
Buckets Of Grey Water
written pen and ink drawing over 70 salvaged and recycled A4 pages, 210 x 208cm, 2023. Also re-produced as a limited edition art book.
when I was
a kid
my father
always
emptied
our bathwater
into buckets
to use for the toilet
instead of flushing
never just pull the plug
buckets of water
buckets of water everywhere
buckets of grey water
lasted
a few days
from bath day to bath day
buckets remained
with bits of water left
when full
the buckets where heavy
and cumbersome
a good aim was needed to pour
some of the
buckets were not buckets
but
other
bucket sized
vessels
once
I got caught peeing
into the bathwater
so nice
and warm
letting go
my mother
became
very angry
angry
there were also
buckets
in the garden
buckets
and big barrels
collecting
rainwater
barrels of rainwater
for the vegetable
garden
my mother
needs
no water
anymore
the soil
takes care of
her
now
my father
still collects
water
but mostly
tears
in buckets
everywhere