Dear Miri,
In light of our family ties, I prefer to respond to your work in a free-hand style, instead of a form.
I am including my wife Tamar’s response as well.
Your work certainly made us “pause” and think deeply.
I assume this was your intention, as it is for many artists – are we willing to incorporate something into our lives that lies beyond our immediate interests? You have surely given us food for thought.
In terms of literally adopting this fetus, I see no need for it since the aim of reflection has already been achieved.
Adopting the fetus would simply be a symbolic act. The concept of sending these fetuses into the world shocked me, since fetuses are not commodities. But it seems that oftentimes this is how an artist operates – by delivering shock to their audience/viewers.
Since I am not adopting this fetus, I am returning it to you, though, as I have stated, Tamar and I had a lengthy discussion (in order to write this response) about the limits of our responsibilities to the world and to humanity as a whole.
Sincerely,
Jaime
Dear Miri,
Your work made me reflect on the subject of responsibility towards creatures who are not my own physical child.
A week ago Neta returned from kindergarten with a demand that we adopt a certain one-eyed cat. I do not like animals in my vicinity whatsoever. They create problems in the home I would rather not deal with, such as scratches on the sofa, and general littering. It was not easy to negotiate between my child’s desire for responsibility, and my own lack of desire to deepen the web of things for which I already felt responsible for.
This is my response to your work. It is interesting. And it is thought provoking, especially in relation to everything that lies beyond it.
Thank you,
Tamar
