Matthieu Saladin

« ou non »

2021

Textual insert in a professional training booklet

In November 2021, the BBB art center informed me that they wanted to associate the title of a work I produced in this structure in 2019 (Horloge lestée) with the title of a professional training for artists planned for May 2022 and dealing with the administrative management, financing and organization of the artist’s activity. I approved on the condition that the word « or not » be added after each objective of the training in the presentation text of the brochure published by the art center. Thus « course 4 / Horloge lestée » is presented as consisting of « organizing and framing « or not » one’s activity as an artist; knowing how to build « or not » an action plan for one’s activity; setting « or not » strategic objectives and declining them « or not » into operational objectives; acquiring « or not » an efficient and serene work method in order to approach « or not » the articulation between personal and professional time; knowing how to elaborate « or not » a communication strategy adapted to one’s activity, to one’s objectives, to one’s actions. »