Finally had time to explore the sexy publication accompanying the exhibition TAXED TO THE MAX at Noorderlicht. In addition to presenting each exhibiting artists work there are some delicious essays by director, Kees van der Meiden, curator Hester Keijser, Marco de Mutiis, Clair Quentinand Tanvi Mishra. In the next couple of weeks I will share a few words from these texts to hopefully entice you to go and explore the festival at various sites in Groningen and beyond.
First up is tax lawyer and researcher Clair Quentin who in 'Making the other bodies visible' reflects on wealth and power, the state and the company:
‘One method for achieving immortality, if you are a bundle of wealth and power, is to be passed down from generation to generation in accordance with the heredity principle. This is the origin of the state….Another method for achieving immortality, if you are a bundle of wealth and power, is to belong not to an individual human, but to a group of humans. Thus, even as members of the group die, other members join, and the group itself, as an entity just keeps on going in defiance of mortality. This is the origin of the institution of the company….’
