Jodie Wilkinson, 26, Glasgow
Where Have I Been? Where Are We Going?
This is for my grandma.
What are we left with when people, and things are gone when they fall away, get lost?
What are we left with?
What do we choose to acknowledge?
What are we moving from?
What are we moving towards?
This day, in the year 2009, is a container of and for generations.
For those living I hope we reap the benefits of what we have lost and what we come to gain.
Each day presents new challenges. A reminder that effect and consequence hold a weight which is as heavy as it can be joyous.
She contained a wealth of generations in her heart.
She talked me through her decisions, words built on words to describe stories colouring the life she lead.
She taught me to speak out,
sing loud and
never forget moments of exchange, 'they give life colour, don't they'.
In this time of new exchanges-
