Springs and Wells: The Tomb is a Womb
Wells: A pebble drops, way below
Deep inside the city
Brick by brick
stone by stone
Cracks start to form
A single drop of water
Once overflowing
Now floating
Enough to let the plants grow
Through the cracks
Echoes
Rain seeps through to say hello
Awaken the water below
As above so below
As above so below
As above so below
Springs: I once flowed free, exposed to the sky
The sun’s flames reflected in me
So great, they’d sting the eye.
I once breathed
Full
And humble.
I once flowed
Long and dear.
Children would dip into me,
mothers and fathers would scoop me up and take me home with them.
I’d nourish natural life.
The dogs,
The birds.
I’d be the foundation upon which great-great-grandmother’s most renowned dish stood.
I held within me an essence which infused the spirit.
I hold within me the essence which heals the day.
Unpredictable naturality,
Perpetually predictable inevitable change.
Kelsey Sharpe & Jasdeep Kang • She/hers, she/hers • Jersey City, NJ and Yuba City, CA or Brooklyn, NY
Jasdeep is a multidisciplinary artist working across film, sound, and photography. Her storytelling moves between reality and fantasy, where time bends and spirits linger. Kelsey is a celluloid film artist examining culture, the digital world and motion.
