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Karl Baden
Untitled
[The Kid]
1994-1996
Page layout from unpublished book
variable
Provided by the artist - Karl Baden
LL/19763
10/12/93 11:30 pm
Ten minutes have passed; no change at the tip of the stick.
Perhaps it hasn't happened. Fingers crossedà
Then, slowly, almost imperceptibly, that tiny patch of chemical,
That cheesy little piece of cardboard, turns a teal blue.
Statement
"Liz and I became first-time parents as we entered middle age. Our daughter was born three weeks after Liz's 39th birthday and four days short of my 42nd. Our decision to have a child was the result of four years filled with discussion, negotiation, second guessing, threat and counterthreat, outright battling and, finally, agreement. We would both take this journey, Liz reassured me; the distant glow of our destination was sunshine and not the headlight of an oncoming train.
These are page reproductions, excerpted from 'The Kid' an unpublished, unabashedly biased and self-involved chronicle describing how we allowed our lives to change in a way that is at once commonplace and extraordinary.
All text in 'The Kid' is from my journal entries. The tale is told in my voice and seen through my eyes. I make no claim to objectivity. Hope and fear go hand and hand." (Karl Baden, May 19, 2007)
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