Having just started my two chapter residency made me instantly appreciate being in one place and reassured of focused working. More precisely, for the next couple of weeks I am concentrating on working through Business and Management related books to locate and separate linguistic terms. All of which form part of a language we collectively recognise from a wider world of work.
I am intending to select statements, rules or comments through a process of de-contextualising. Separated on pages, the terms will be presented in the format of note//books for a performative rereading, one by one. Their relevance will be questioned, accepted, turned down, smiled at, wondered about. Plus, the reader will generate a new if at all related context. As with most of my work, it comes with a layer of humour.
This is a new project I recently self-initiated for this Artist-in-residence opportunity at Westminster Reference Library, organised by Rosella Black. I am excited to challenge my practice and the way I am making (and performing) work. I also want to allocate time during the residency to contextualise my work, looking at text-based practices and linking thoughts on institutional mechanism, collective recognition and functional language we apply.
I will regularly add a selected list of terms – here is edit #2
There is plenty of good news.
Occasionally, try smiling.
This is serious effort.
It means different things.
It often means messing up.
You have to defy gravity.
Most of us can run.
Sometimes it is called vision.
Start at the start.
It pays to be good.
Repetition normally happens.
All of these people exist.
Some become dictators.
Finally, use multiple methods.
There is, rightly, some tension.
Do not try to argue.
Normally, this is not possible.
