Judgy Judgy Judge, 2021
In this installation/performance, I question the current form of juries. I do this through the recitation of a poem that I have specially written for this occasion. In the poem, I explore the role and functioning of juries and the impact they have on the individuals and works being judged. With this recitation, I hope not only to raise critical questions about the functioning of juries but also to start a dialogue about possible alternatives or improvements in the way assessments are conducted.
Judgy judgy judge. The magnolia tree is in bloom. The magnolia is too pink. The magnolia should be cut.
Judgy judgy judge. I'ts the magnolia that is judging you.
It doesn't matter wat has been judged. It does matter who should be judged. Don't judge the piggy. judge the wolf. Protect the piggy. Don't eat it.
Put your teeth in me. Feel me suffer. Take me to the magnolia tree.
The magnolia tree is too pink.
HOCUS POCUS.
We live in a pink world.
Even the judge is pink.
Judgy judgy judge. Did not change at all. Everything is pink. And the judge is the pinkest.
The magnolia is still too pink. It comes too close to the pinkness from the judge.
So the judgy judgy judge. Judged.
The magnolia should be cut.
The magnolia has been cut.
