the moment you realise what you don't have to be

“the moment you realise what you don’t have to be” speaks of slowing down, resting and a consideration of how to keep on moving. Situated in the realness of never-ending work, it looks at the language of fatigue, finding it in the scraps and residues of the everyday.

“the moment you realise what you don’t have to be” is the first book of poetry by artist and writer Ju Bavyka, self-published as a companion to their tapestry Resting Worker, 2022.

Ju Bavyka is an artist and writer living in Sydney on the unceded lands of the Gadigal and Wangal peoples. They have cultural ties to Kazakhstan and Germany and are a member of artist and non-artist-run space Frontyard Projects in Marrickville, Sydney.