A presentation
of the ongoing research project What is Work?, which was initiated during the artists’ residency at Kunsthal Gent (Development Programme, February-May 2021). The artists will reflect on the process so far, in conversation with the audience. They will also address new issues that have emerged as a result of their process, including the politics of work and non-work; invisible performativity in work; and invisible labour in art and performance. They will introduce notions of ‘the spectator as a worker’, and, ‘the labour of attentiveness’, and will invite an exchange of ideas on the question: What working conditions do workers need? The project is undertaken in collaboration with Paloma Bouhana, Sid Dankers, Amel Omar and others.
‘Performance is about engaging with versions of the self, stretching the gaze to see what others see when they look at you.’
Philippine Hoegen was a researcher within the Cultural and Creative Industries research group from 2016 until 2020. In that period, she also was a tutor at St. Joost School of Art & Design and the Master Institute of Visual Cultures. Currently Philippine works as an independent artist and researcher.
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