Dialogue

Curator: Are you interested in taking part in my exhibition which is important and international...., sponsored by a big foundation and blessed by the government...., to be grandly opened by our mayor....
Artist: Of course, I can specially make a new work for it....
Curator: ...but we have zero budget for your production...
Artist: Hmmm...
Curator: Oh sorry, we can't provide artist fee neither.... I hope you understand the situation but I really want to include good artists in it.
Artist: Ok, I can show an existing work that hasn't been shown here before. It also fits perfectly to the theme. I actually would like to make a slight alternation to make it more unique to this show....
Curator: Oh sorry we have no budget....
Artist: Well, I can cover the material costs myself, but can you just get some people to help out...
Curator: Oh sorry we don't have people....
Artist: I understand. So I can just project a video which is also new to the audience here.
Curator: That's good.
Artist: But can you help out to get a projector?
Curator: No, sorry!
Artist: Perhaps you can get a projector manufacturer to sponsor. I know one which has sponsored many art exhibitions....
Curator: Maybe you can request for the sponsorship yourself.
Artist: I'm not an institution. It's difficult for me. Maybe....
Curator: No, sorry. So can you still participate in the show with no budget and projector?