Participatory installation of slipcast found bottles debating the issues and value around paying artists with "exposure", and the potential power of social media.
The installation asks people to consider what original
art is worth, to give an insight into the costs involved in making the work,
and invites a choice.
You can take a bottle. How you pay for it is up to you.
Paying in £
The monetary price of this bottle is £45. If you choose to
pay in cash / by card, your obligation ends here, and the transaction is
complete. You are more than welcome to add a little exposure if you wish, but
only if you wish. Thank you for supporting a working artist.
(Total price for each bottle: 2 hours work @ £10 per hour
(£20) + materials (£3) + studio costs (£8.50) + Art& commission (£13.50) =
£45
(What has not been charged for – design time, breakages in
making, test pieces unsuitable for sale, display costs and my time to be here
at the show)
Paying in EXPOSURE
If you believe that exposure is a fair method of payment, I
would like you to quantify this by entering in to the following contract. You
are now bound provide £45 worth of exposure by (but not limited to) the
following methods:
·
Photographs of the object must be posted on Instagram,
tagging the artist @laylakhoo and using the hashtags #laylakhoo #payartists
#ipaidinexposure #artand2018 #britishceramics
·
Photographs of the object must be posted on
Twitter, tagging the artist @khoolayla and using the hashtags #laylakhoo
#payartists #ipaidinexposure #artand2018 #britishceramics
·
Photographs of the object must be posted on
Facebook, tagging the artist @laylakhooart and using the hashtags #laylakhoo
#payartists #ipaidinexposure #artand2018 #britishceramics
·
The object must be clearly displayed in your
home, with the artist’s details given to all who view it
This will allow the artist to monitor if there is truly any quantifiable
benefit to the questionable benefit of “exposure”
