Some photos by Manuel Vasson of me in Folkestone this September, asking various workers, makers and service providers if they would offer labour or give their products away for praise alone or just to bolster their reputation, as artists are very often expected to.
Spoiler: they overwhelmingly thought working for free is a mug’s game, and no way to run a business and/or industry. QED.
Commissioned by Venice Agendas. Read more about it here.
Alistair Gentry 