Auteur: Jack P. Kruf

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Plaster Politics

This wall landscape in Faaborg (Denmark) shows the true character of plaster. It can be felt as a metaphor for the superficial layering every few years when politics colours the wall of our society. The wall is not being affected, not really.

Some ideas within political organisations are well-designed, some not at all. In pre-election-time, it is the land of plans and promises. They are mostly lost in translation when mixed up into governing coalitions. The plaster is produced when power comes to town. Coming from political ideas to good governance is not that easy! This wall says it all.

Bibliography

Kruf, J. (2023) Plaster Politics [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.

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The Key

Finding the correct key is vital to opening the door in real life and, metaphorically speaking, in a wide range of problem-solving.

Bibliography

Kruf, J. (2023) The Key [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.

 

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Young Fly Agaric

This young fly agaric (Amanita muscaria, L.) shines on the forest floor with its beautiful colours. It quietly tells the story of the deal it made with the trees above him. Trade it is. Receive sugars, give minerals. It knows that without this deal, the trees should be as big as the agaric itself. Do we enter the domain of politics here?

Bibliography

Kruf, J. (2023) Young Fly Agaric [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.

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Wind of change

Change can happen if thinking outside the box is made applicable inside the box. Combining the house of cards and the strategic chess play can open new doors. The wind of change can just start at one place on the chess board. From there, it can influence the course and level playing field of the complete canvas of society. The chess board is a metaphor for society. The spade is formally associated with spear, leaf and shovel. We need all three.

All systemic changes started like this, with just one idea or one action in one place. This thought empowers hope for a better world. Hope is intrinsic and is about direct personal involvement (Cornel West), and “Hope is the thing with feathers” (Emily Dickinson). Actual change always starts somewhere.

From today on, we need to change more than ever because the direction in which we walk is not the right one. UN Secretary-General António Guterres even talked about hell on the 27th (!) climate top. It is good to know “we all can make a difference”, as Obama stated once.

We need all to turn the tide of loss and injustice (among others) and to keep democracy and our natural ecosystems alive and kicking. We need the spade more than ever against upcoming autocracy, populism, racism, fascism, greed and the world of denial and fake. The spade it is. A personal expression.

Bibliography

Kruf, J. (2022) Wind of Change [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.

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Autumn Beech Leaf

This beech leaf shows that autumn is coming. It is time the tree sends a warm thanks to the leaf for the offered services last spring and autumn. It is now time to say goodbye.

Bibliography

Kruf, J. (2023) Autumn Beech Leaf [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.