On Labour

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This reader culminates in discussions on labour, exploring its notions across various geographies and mediums. It features newly commissioned texts that engage in a multilogue with historical perspectives, presenting a negotiation of positions and a pursuit of expression. Each text resembles a stanza in a song, striving for musicality, inviting collective participation in a choir where we listen and sing together. It emphasizes the importance of "hearing the eloquence of silence," "seeing the inner vision beneath closed eyes," and "listening to the chastity of inner music that defies betrayal by the wayward wind." In the context of Sonsbeek, the focus is not on producing evidence or claiming a presenting position, which often creates a hierarchical structure of subject and object. Instead, it questions how to move away from the role of a sole creator presenting to consumers, advocating for a collective experience of creation and perception. The idea is that it is not just curators generating ideas for artists to realize for an audience, but rather a collaborative exchange among artists, visitors, and curators that forms a collective brain. Exhibition: Sonsbeek international contemporary art exhibition, Arnhem, The Netherlands (02.07.-30.08.2021)