2020
'Hyperemployed' is part of Art Au Centre#4, Liege (BE)
‘Hyperemployed’ reflects on the contemporary condition of the freelancer. Working for more clients at the time, whose offices might be scattered around the globe, makes it impossible to establish a routine with precise working hours and a localized working space.
Consequently, the private space is shaped by the imperative of productivity, turning the bedroom into an office, while the threshold between working hours and leisure time gets increasingly blurry.
In fact, the freelancer is always working. From the moment she wakes up to check for new emails, to the necessity to be constantly present on social media to ‘share’, ’connect’ and boost the network, to the last check to the inbox before going to bed.
The term ‘Hyperemployement’ has been coined by author Ian Bogost.
Thanks to Silvio Lorusso for its inspirational book 'Entreprecariat, that sparked many of the reflections behind the work.
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Thanks to Art au Centre and the Mondriaan Fonds.