What I need

I like that academics write about my work
It's helpful
It wouldn't have to be in academic writing
It could be somebody else
But that is where it happens

What are the synapses to which creative practitioners can connect?
How can they be enabled to bring themselves to the table?
What facilitates them?
What hinders them?
Where do they feel the friction?

Somehow, there is a need for distance.
But at the same time, the umbrella structures I'm creating need so much care.
That I need to be close to them
But if I care for them too much, and there's not enough distance,
They won't be able to scale so well

It helps a lot that there is media pressure on issues like climate change.
Because it's easier to convince someone in a political position
And say, not just fancy projects are needed
But socially engaged cultural practices

Still, there is no environment to provide secure funding for creatives
If there was some way in which I could better translate my thinking
I would welcome it because I need it
I need a change in mindsets and the use of another language.

I do have the tools;
I need to continue doing the translation
Or explain everything in a very pedagogical way without losing my mind
Because sometimes, it is frustrating