Quitting
Video and installation, 2016.
In collaboration with Emily Martinez as Anxious to Make.
Description
Quitting depicts a series of hired spokespeople from the online gig-platform website, Fiverr.com, who were paid to “quit” their temporary jobs of acting as remote spokespersons for the art collective Anxious to Make in this video. Quitting speaks humorously to the themes of hierarchies, fractalized labor, and instability that result from today’s so-called “sharing-” or “gig-” economy.
When installed in a gallery, Quitting is projected behind a roped-off portion of an exhibition, where viewers may not enter. Viewers wishing to see this video must hire a gig worker from sharing economy sites like TaskRabbit.com to come to the show in-person and share the work via remote viewing technologies such as video chat, Periscope, FaceTime, etc.
Exhibitions + Screenings
“What I Like About You,” Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Dec 9 2017.
“Precarious Life 2.0,” The Luminary, St. Louis, MO. Jun 24 - July 15 2017.
“Side Gig: Anxious To Make,” B4BEL4B, Oakland, CA. Nov 19 - Dec 15 2016.
Press
