Monday, December 17, 2007

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?

1 comment:

Studio bbq said...

Artist: Well, it's difficult. Without the projector, I simply can't exhibit the video.
Curator: So, you decided not to participate, didn't you?
Artist: Mmmm... yes, unless I stand myself there as art!

Two days later...

Curator: Now we found a projector but no DVD player for you. Can you participate?
Artist: It's ok as I can supply myself a DVD player. But I know the venue is a heritage that no nail and paint on wall is allowed. How can I install a white wall for the projection? Do you have installing team there?
Curator: Oh sorry. Technical people will not be available to the artist.
Artist: Then I'll be alone without ideas how to set things up in this heritage!
Curator: Well, when you come to set up, there should be people around....
Artist: Will they help me?
Curator: They are not supposed though.
Artist: So... can you simply get me a piece of white wall somewhere?