IT’S A DIRTY JOB
in collaboration with Maëlle Gross, at ARC Residency in Romainmôtiers and Fooound, Geneva
Confronted with an increasingly commercial art world, the production of work within the artistic field is pressured by a globalised 24/7 economy, where productivity, newness, and financial potency are its main drivers. With regards to these questions Josephine Baan and Maëlle Gross went on an intensive three week residency, subjecting themselves to the rigid daily routines of 6 famous artists, writers and composers. As a playful approach to the supposed preconditions for success, this experiment allowed for an exploration of alternative modes of art production which involved idleness, repetition and failure as catalysts for the making of work



