Interview with cusp. to compliment the exhibition As Usual ：Rags, Plates & Sheets

cusp. is an alternative space in Hangzhou (China), mainly focusing on image-based art practicers with the aim to bridge artists nationally and internationally.

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                 cusp. :
What is the current concern and thinking?

          最近每天思考和关心的问题是什么?

            Tereza Červeňová：

‍I have been thinking a lot about how does one recover from something that completely shakes (and breaks) their world. In the aftermath of the pandemic, it is something that a lot of people are surely thinking about and feeling within. I have been thinking about where does fatigue come from and how is it taken care of by the collective us in society? What counts as productive and valuable, how does a freelance artist make a living and move in the world feeling worthy if they don’t make work that is monetarily reciprocated?

我一直在想，一个人如何从完全震撼和破坏他们世界的事情中恢复过来。在大流行病之后，这是很多人肯定在思考和感受的事情。我一直在思考，疲劳从何而来，社会上的我们又是如何照顾到它的？什么才是有生产力和有价值的，如果一个自由艺术家不做有金钱回报的工作，他们如何在这个世界上谋生并感到有价值？

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