Dogma of Unilateral Movement to Safeguard Interests (Movement 09)

Notebooks of European Contemporary Movement (Fundamental Laws and Absurd Dogmas)

PART II

Absurd Dogmas (Notebooks I-V)

Notebook II – Social Movements

 

MOVEMENT 09

In every barrier created unilaterally, there can be no osmosis and movement will always be selective (Dogma of Unilateral Movement to Safeguard Interests).

 

The cab dropped them off outside the building. They get in, towing their trolleys noisily, and head for the departures area. The youngest daughter is sulking because they didn’t let her bring her teddy bear. Her brother wears headphones and listens to American pop music, while their parents look for tickets and the right door. By the window they look out onto the pier, where the ferryboat is. They take a selfie. The expectation of a week’s vacation in Morocco is great. Camels, deserts, tea, blue-washed houses, beaches. A whole week of posting wonderful photos on social media. To make everybody envious. On the other side, a mere 20 kms away, by the port, the two brothers look out of the small sealed window and watch the ferries crossing the strait. They dream, but not too much. They know it’s only a matter of days before they are deported back to their country. And Europe is just around the corner.

 

Published in November 15, 2024

 

Author: Carlos Norton

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Technical file

Movement 09

Sound recorded with Roland CS-10EM binaurals

Algeciras Passengers Terminal

October 3, 2022, 16:35

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Mov 09

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