Who Am I ?
my question to you all is – what do you call yourself when faced with the question “what do you do? “
….having just moved to the countryside f, a small home counties village to be exact(ish) i found myself in a precarious situation this week. Here was the gist of the conversation
Setting – Village Pub, 7.15 pm.
Woman A “Hello, I believe that we’re neighbours; My names Beatrice”.
Me “Hello, i’m Eleanor I’m sorry for not coming round yet, it’s just been such a chaotic week.
Woman A “ So i hear you work in the city”
Me “ actually i’m an artist, specialising / generalising in photography, sculpture and sound… but for three day’s a week i work in the city”
Woman A “ Oh”
Pause
Woman A “ So where should i be investing my money?”
and here’s when i stumbled… how do i explain who and what, i am?
Yes i do technically work in the city(part time), but that’s only to allow me to make art, un-beholden to buyers and galleries.
but it did make me think , who am i… really? am i a banker trying to be an artist, or an artist whose hiding behind the security of a job unwilling to go to galleries because “i don’t have to”..
