Antje Schiffers (1967, Germany)

“Having work is the main thing, 2003/04 “

いろんな場所に一定期間滞在して、その場所のコミュニティー等々と関わるプロジェクトをたくさんしています。写真は、2003年に彼女が自分からある会社にアーティストとして雇ってほしいと志願した時のもの。役職や仕事内容は特に決まってなくて、その会社に必要だと彼女が感じたことをするのが仕事だったようです。日本だとまず起こらなそうなことだけど、そんな可能性もあるのかー。最後は会社員達の反発にあってプロジェクト終了したらしい。

Antje Schiffers is interested in the everyday realities of various groups within society, and in the ways their lives are shaped by economic, political, and social conditions – at both local and global levels. She learns different languages and travels a great deal; being on the move is part of her artistic working method, as the exchange of experience is always based on close cooperation with the partners in any given project, organized mostly on a barter basis. In return for her artistic work, Schiffers receives texts, videos, everyday objects, or hospitality. This apparently matter-of-fact exchange also raises questions of the relative value of different activities and touches on issues of utility value versus artistic value, connected with the Romantic notion of the artistic genius. On the one hand, this working method necessitates direct partici­pation of those involved, while, on the other, a distanced analytical view is essential in order to clearly communicate the underlying ideas with regard to the various “operating systems” within society.

他のプロジェクトは彼女のウェブサイトに載ってます。毎回プロジェクトごとのウェブサイト (とか詳細なページ)を作ってるのはいいアイデアだなー。
http://www.antjeschiffers.de/ 

18. December 2010 by Aki
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