Labour, or, They Said You Won’t Have Time

2015, alterations to an art-historical monograph, Georges de la Tour (Maestri di colori), projection sequence

Anecdote (one of many): In 2010, having applied for an art studio scholarship in Vienna, having submitted a portfolio and CV showing a prolific practice, numerous international exhibitions and performances, having added plans for the coming year, you now answered the jury’s questions confidently. An older man on the jury then said, referring to your heavily pregnant figure: But you won’t have much time to work.

Anecdote (two of many): In 2015, having been invited by a friend and fellow artist to contribute to a collective exhibition, consisting of interventions in popular art historical monographs by her and two other female artists, your friend showed up the day before the exhibition opening without the books she had promised to bring for you to work on at home. You had given birth to your daughter just a few days earlier. I thought you wouldn't have time to work anyhow, she said.

Exhibitions: Heath Street Baptist Church, London, 2017; 55 Queen's Gardens, London, 2018; VBKÖ, Vienna, 2018

Publication: Labour, or, They Said You Won’t Have Time