ALONE | SENAIT SEBHATLEAB

The artistic work of Senait Sebhatleab as part of our Lockdown Residency represents a dialogical and caring act of self-care - speaking to the self.

Senait about the work: In my work / performance an “I” and “I” conversation took place. The emotional state of feeling constantly distracted. Resignation. “SelfCare” is also the one voice that tells you what you should know. Which one calls up in order to have the feeling of one's own affection again. She answers because it is required "now".

Wake up! Wake up finally! I feel sorry for you! Why? You don't check it out. You know how to “recognize” but all you make of it is superficiality. You are like a train, you can only go straight ahead. Without ups and downs. You don't recognize when someone shakes your hand and you don't know how to balance it through life, you neither optimize it, nor can you accept it. You probably don't even look. I only see a house without a protective roof. It's cold and dark inside .. And if you have been inside, a quiet voice comes up that says: "Come on, get out of here, quickly ..!" Then at some point while going for a walk, you pass the house again and get yourself a gas mask. To be able to turn on the light. And only recognizes a small goldfish sitting on the dry. He holds sorrow in one fin; joy in the other. Don't know what to do with it. Just sit there resignedly ... and listen to the joys and sorrows of others. Like a zombie, without emotions and feelings. Is that really your real "you"? 
No, it's easy.
Yesterday is not today, put it aside. Clip not on. Look at! I stand here in different corners. Can you see me? I grew up with you, played with you, do you recognize me? What do you think of the film? What do you think of him? "Dinner for One" Hmm .. Are you hungry? I'll make us something to eat. Your favorite food, have another glass of water, you goldfish, you drink too little. Just swimming Can you hear me? I whisper in your ear. I don't have to yell at you. Look in the mirror, you and me Take your time, can we talk? Or we are silent. Come over! Let's go dancing, I'll be there.
I know who you are. I know how you look I also know how you smell. Take your time again and we'll walk past the shop window. With attention, let's look at the beautiful houses on the edge of the golf course. From house to house, from side to side, we find ourselves in the stories. With little effort we hit the ball into the hole.
Don't take the door, get in through the window. Close your eyes. Take a look around. take it slowly, you don't have to access it quickly. Breathe! Don't ask a question I have no answer, your confidence is here. Know you Let go. Free yourself. Decide. The break is impossible to hold. The less is from the outside, much more is within you. You don't have to promise me anything, to think, to want to create. The freedom now arises even without an exciting time.
I shape you with light and show your beauty. I take you out and calm you down. We form a single couple. I stay with you until the end And wake up with you. I want to tell you something, you make me laugh and cry, your courage makes me star. I hold onto you, I like you.
just straight ahead. Without ups and downs. You don't recognize when someone shakes your hand and you don't know how to balance it through life, you neither optimize it nor can you accept it. You probably don't even look. I only see a house without a protective roof. It's cold and dark inside .. And if you have been inside, a quiet voice comes up that says: "Come on, get out of here, quickly ..!" Then at some point while going for a walk, you pass the house again and get yourself a gas mask. To be able to turn on the light. And recognizes just a little goldfish sitting on the dry. He holds sorrow in one fin; joy in the other. doesn't know what to do with it. just sits there resignedly ... and listens to the joys and sorrows of others. Like a zombie, without emotions and feelings. Is that really your real "you"? 
No, it's easy.
Yesterday is not today, put it aside. Clip not on. Look at! I stand here in different corners. Can you see me? I grew up with you, played with you, do you recognize me? What do you think of the film? What do you think of him? "Dinner for One" Hmm .. Are you hungry? I'll make us something to eat. Your favorite food, have another glass of water, you goldfish, you drink too little. Just swimming Can you hear me? I whisper in your ear. I don't have to yell at you. Look in the mirror, you and me Take your time, can we talk? Or we are silent. Come over! Let's go dancing, I'll be there.
I know who you are. I know how you look I also know how you smell. Take your time again and we'll walk past the shop window. With attention, let's look at the beautiful houses on the edge of the golf course. From house to house, from side to side, we find ourselves in the stories. With little effort we hit the ball into the hole.
Don't take the door, get in through the window. Close your eyes. Take a look around. take it slowly, you don't have to access it quickly. Breathe! Don't ask a question I have no answer, your confidence is here. Know you Let go. Free yourself. Decide. The break is impossible to hold. The less is from the outside, much more is within you. You don't have to promise me anything, to think, to want to create. The freedom now arises even without an exciting time.
I shape you with light and show your beauty. I take you out and calm you down. We form a single couple. I stay with you until the end And wake up with you. I want to tell you something, you make me laugh and cry, your courage makes me star. I hold onto you, I like you.