VISITORS OF AN EXHIBITION SPACE ARE SUGGESTED
TO 'DO NOTHING'
Testimonial by Jesse Van Winden / conversation with Katya Ev
“In relation to the actual ‘doing nothing’ and the effort
of being physically entirely present, embodied, and
conscious, the financial remuneration of €10,25, I think,
is besides the point. It is an important component of
the project because of its equalization with the time that
we spent doing things, worrying about things, taking
responsibilities… And to be on a contract—which is
explicitly not a work contract but a kind of simulacrum:
specifically not a fair payment but a minimum of a some
weird Belgian regulation—a sort of para-payment.”
“Being paid is relevant here in the context of
productivism, the constant pressure either by employers
or by society at large… to be efficient and productive,
according to pretty much quantifiable standards, be they
monetary or time-based, did it work or did it not, did you
win or not, are you the fastest? Competition all over the
place!”