it’s that you’re here by Caroline Kist
Caroline Kist's brother is a beacon. Reinoud has Down’s syndrome. When he was five years old, she arrived in his life: a world shaped differently, where the wisdom of the body has not been lost and the spirit is not constricted by reason.
His world is magnetic, pulling her in and providing a sense of safety. There within, things can take on other forms: what is minuscule becomes magnanimous, and what is considered immense is scaled to minor. In his world, everything is rooted, unconditioned, and unconditional. He holds no judgments, no desires for more, and is not burdened by the compulsion of efficiency. In his world, sadness and joy can spill into a single moment. His existence is unquestioned; it simply is.
She observes his world and merges within it, both in reality and in imagination. And the camera observes too, from close and afar.