I think it is interesting to note that for many people like, for example, Alan and I (the London Performance Collective) £30 holds a lot of value! Both of us are currently studying and have no fixed income. It would be interesting to take this into account and also include it in the discussion on the online blog, it raises issues about the value of art and the value of time. There is also the question of art being a luxury commodity. If people who have no money want to get involved in funding the production of art what impact will this have?
This was the awnser of me stating that for 30 Pounds I might only work a little in the morning.
Todays email said:
And apologies that we could not offer you more money.
Here the answers of Hollie Harding, one of the members of the London Performance Collective:
Pay A Day:
Does your commission fee represent your idea, what an artist should earn per day?
No, our commission fee represents what we can afford in the current economic climate and also what we can spare considering that we are not earning much, if any, money. In fact £30 probably represents over 50% of our average weekly income!
How did you choose 'your' day?
Randomly, although we did consider that it might be nice for you to have two working days in a row!
Does the kind of day - week or weekend - make a difference for your fee? Should it make a difference?
We think that weekend days and holidays should be rated at a higher price…As they are not ‘normal working days’.
Would you find it weird to not get a free ticket to the performance of the piece, you payed for?
Possibly, but it is hard to say! Try charging sponsors and see if they complain! We don’t think it would be too much to ask.
Did you ever pay for an artwork, besides paying for entrance tickets? Did you ever commission a work of art?
No. We have bought paintings, CD’s and Scores, but we have not made any paid commissions as yet.
Do you expect me to work on this project/piece? How would you specify your commission, if I asked you to?
Of course we expect you to work on the piece in some manner, whether you are using your day to think and formulate ideas, or even craft questionnaires for sponsors! We think that the commission process should stem from an appreciation of the chosen artists work, therefore the artist should have the freedom to do as they wish with a commission…In other words we have no fixed specifications…
Did you check my blog/website before you decided paying me a day of work?
Yes.
Do you expect me to spend the entire day working? Should my working time be related to the fee? Would you suggest a logical formula for this?
In answer to this we have a series of questions: Can composition actually be divided up neatly into hour-long, or even daylong, time slots? Aren’t we all just adding money to the pot? How can you predict at what point you will be composing and at what point you will not be? How much work can you actually do in one day? Do you have days where inspiration just doesn’t come? Does the amount of money you are paid dictate how you think about that particular day?
Do you have a message coming with your contribution? Or a special question? Which one?
See above.
In general:
Would you pay only for good art?
It would depend on if we are contributing to the craft of the art (i.e. the process of composition) or the end result (ie, the piece). If the final result was ‘bad’ art, then we would not pay for it, however we would still willingly contribute towards the process of making the art as we have no idea whether it will be good or bad.
Who should pay for art? (society, artists themselves, other artists, sponsors, the actual audience, ...)
Everyone above! Anyone who cares about its existence
Who should be payed for art?
Artists.
What should an artist earn per day?
In an ideal world they should earn according to their skill level! Good artists should earn lots of money…! (but who defines whether an artist is good or bad?)
What should be the relation between the fee and the work of art? Should there be an influence from one or the other side?
See above
Social Piece:
Do you like the title?
Yes!
Do you mind, if the piece doesn't include music?
No.
Would you mind being actively integrated in the performance:
- as a member of the audience?
- as a sponsor?
We wouldn’t mind either one.
Will you be there at the performance (10 March 2010 in Bergen)?
One of us will.
Should Social Piece be related to Pay A Day? Should it reflect the sponsorship, the single fees and the raised questions and their answers?
It could be very interesting to include the sponsorship debates and ideas in the piece, however it does not have to do this.
Do you have a wish for Social Piece?
To be entertained… !!
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