Eduard Michalko
Minh-Hoang Nguyen
Eduard:
"Perhaps you remember in the previous mail I tried to explain the verbal form for the power in my language, usually as I have already mentioned, we also use it in physical activity and even for phrase, such as various political directions, power of money etc. I decided to use these two different and so the same words in one picture. In the picture you can see two boys who are pulling with their hands (armwresling).
They act on each other with some force where in the end of that, stronger one wins. At the same time, you can see 2 hands of different skin colors. I have been thinking about the picture from Carl De Keyzer (below). It is not a secret that the world suffers from racism and mainly the last two years we can register various slogans for example "Black Lives Matter".
I need to admit, I am not very deep in these topics about white power, black power, or any other power, but I also have eyes and I think seeing is believing and at the same time I have my own opinion on it and my moral opinion tells me that on all occasions, whether a person wear different tone of colour or white color, I think All lives matter and I'm glad to see these people playing together, but I am not surpised because it's completely natural for me. It is natural to play or spend your leisure time completely with anyone. As well as is natural to have a woman as a president. These things are not surprise for me, but rather the result of humanity and the right choice and I believe that in the end of the day we all want to put food on the table and be the best version of us, by our choice.
No one man/human should have all that power."
"Perhaps you remember in the previous mail I tried to explain the verbal form for the power in my language, usually as I have already mentioned, we also use it in physical activity and even for phrase, such as various political directions, power of money etc. I decided to use these two different and so the same words in one picture. In the picture you can see two boys who are pulling with their hands (armwresling).
They act on each other with some force where in the end of that, stronger one wins. At the same time, you can see 2 hands of different skin colors. I have been thinking about the picture from Carl De Keyzer (below). It is not a secret that the world suffers from racism and mainly the last two years we can register various slogans for example "Black Lives Matter".
I need to admit, I am not very deep in these topics about white power, black power, or any other power, but I also have eyes and I think seeing is believing and at the same time I have my own opinion on it and my moral opinion tells me that on all occasions, whether a person wear different tone of colour or white color, I think All lives matter and I'm glad to see these people playing together, but I am not surpised because it's completely natural for me. It is natural to play or spend your leisure time completely with anyone. As well as is natural to have a woman as a president. These things are not surprise for me, but rather the result of humanity and the right choice and I believe that in the end of the day we all want to put food on the table and be the best version of us, by our choice.
No one man/human should have all that power."
Hoang:
"We're just getting pushed by the authority above us to deal with ever more difficult topics, aren't I right?
Anyway, another interesting topic. For me, power is the capability and the potential one entity has over the other. This means that power is one-dimensional. Given a dimension of power, it goes only one way. At the same time, there are always multiple dimensions of power regarding any given pair of entities and the result is a complex web of competing powers. At times, one's power is conditioned on the consent of the other. For example, in a toxic relationship, the manipulative abuser makes their partner depend on them but at the same time depend on their victim for the consent to continue. The same thing is true for a government and its people: the government depends on the people's consent to rule.
That's why I think power can be fragile. Strength, however, seems more innate and stable and it's the strength that I look for. I think that the stronger one genuinely is, the less they have to project and protect their image of power. That's why in line with my goal to become as gentle as I can, I have to become as strong as I can. Funny."
Anyway, another interesting topic. For me, power is the capability and the potential one entity has over the other. This means that power is one-dimensional. Given a dimension of power, it goes only one way. At the same time, there are always multiple dimensions of power regarding any given pair of entities and the result is a complex web of competing powers. At times, one's power is conditioned on the consent of the other. For example, in a toxic relationship, the manipulative abuser makes their partner depend on them but at the same time depend on their victim for the consent to continue. The same thing is true for a government and its people: the government depends on the people's consent to rule.
That's why I think power can be fragile. Strength, however, seems more innate and stable and it's the strength that I look for. I think that the stronger one genuinely is, the less they have to project and protect their image of power. That's why in line with my goal to become as gentle as I can, I have to become as strong as I can. Funny."
Carl De Keyzer, from 'God Inc.', 1991