So I read the APG article discussing the group who wanted to create residencies or placements within larger companies for artists to get involved with and see if it changes anything or any other aspects that are learnt from interacting with these two different worlds, being corporate and artistic.
There were a few interesting reflections, one of the placements involved an artist going on a large shipping boat to japan over two months, to teach drawing and painting classes to help alleviate boredom with the crew. It ended up not totally working as the artist brought social issues into the ship.
Another artist worked with a steel manufacturer to try to think about steel products in a different way than just corporate building materials. The initial placement was to use or discover ideas around the material. Instead, the artist started looking and writing about the company in journals and claimed the company did very little for its workers.
The question of what the contribution of an artist in such a context could be, prompted him to write several concept papers that he discussed with representatives ofthe BSC. In the papers he argued that the BSC had failed to offer the employees a meaningful, enriching work experience.
So to answer the question “Consider how, where and who you aim to work with. Make notes in your blog.”
I think I consider myself to work perhaps in many scenarios, one being as an artistic engineer, helping others get their desired sonic qualities within their tracks, disregarding the standards of the popularised commercial music industry. Another is as an artist making music and other creative works for myself and others.
Where? I think perhaps abroad in Europe. I also have a Portuguese passport so I can live in Europe, Berlin maybe? I want to travel and take my knowledge and work experience to different cultures and enjoy different experiences that can nurture my creative outlook and skills.
Who? I’m not sure yet, whoever will take me. Or perhaps whoever will value my opinion or feel like I can bring them something, I know I’m capable of doing and bringing good work towards a creative company. A real goal I have is to work for myself and own my own music/recording studio. To give free sessions when the studio has time and be a place for the community to get realistic recording rates that are not extreme and try to make a profit off of others.