Petra Charvátová

 

Jumping out of aeroplane. Why an aeroplane? The parachutists might have jumped out of anything which can fly. A hovercraft. Why jumping? They could have been thrown out, they could have rolled out of the transporter (whatever it is). These are just the usual, fossilized associations. But I don’t want to think in a usual way, it brings nothing new. I don’t want to have these stereotypical associations, which everybody has automatically. Of course, no two individuals think in the same way, but nobody is born from midi-chlorians  into an empty space, so there are certain patterns which are usual, certain paths which were trodden before, certain associations which are triggered. So if I see a parachutist, I think of aeroplanes, war etc. But I don’t want to think about this because this is obvious; it is just a description of the obvious. Break through the surface and search.

 

They must be falling down because that’s the way it is with gravity. But they seem to hover in the air, not moving. If you are far enough a movement probably stops appearing like a movement. That works also in the opposite direction and not only with space but also with time. Human eyes don’t seem to be a very reliable tool to depend on.

It’s a good thing to have a parachute if you are falling down through the air, but it would be better to control the wind as well. And the flames which are eating you.

 

And then they make it to the ground and the war is back again, it is difficult to get out of a framework once it is set.

 

Another path, ears breathing anticipation, it makes me want them to fall on the ground, because there is surely some ground, the flames must disclose it certainly. There it is. But they don’t ever reach it.