Possibilities Go Here. Love, Art

April Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Graffiti & Street Art”

Ran into a wall… of brightness.

In 2020, while the world battled Covid, my husband fought cancer. He was hospitalised; my children weren’t allowed to visit him (Covid restrictions), I had no one to look after them—I felt like we’d hit a brick wall.

Enter: 2021. Pronounced a “miracle man” by doctors, my love returned home. :)

On a Saturday, I drove my daughter to Nexus Arts in the city to rehearse for a drama production. We were running late: no car parks at the venue. We parked a few blocks away and hurried along the streets until we reached the wall of the Nexus Arts centre. I realised I was looking at a reversed idiom — a brick wall existing to elevate, not encumber.

It seemed so bountiful that artists had given such brightness to our day, to a wall. I could almost have eaten the lovely, painted bricks. You’ll be happy to know I photographed them instead.

Thanks so much for the inspiration, Mary Chang Story Writer. This is my first time writing a six-word story. I happily hold you responsible for the pleasure. ;).

Linda Kohler lives and writes on the unceded lands of the Kaurna People. She pays her respects to their Elders past and present.