インタビュー始まる

レジデンス５ヶ月と８日目

昨日からインタビューが始まりました。アドバイザーやファシリテイター達がライクスの中を忙しく走り回っています。

インタビューは来年度のレジデントを決める面接です。１０人ぐらいのアーティストのアドバイザーと１時間程度、次に１０人ぐらいの批評家のアドバイザーの前で１時間程度の自分の作品のプレゼンをします。
中国人らしき女の子が初めのインタビューが終わると緊張が解けたのか、次への緊張のためか、突然泣き出しています。
私も去年、ほとんど英語が話せないままこのインタビューに臨んだ時のことを思い出しました。自分の番を待つ間、「トイレどこ？」と聞いた時も「そこ曲がって右」といわれた事も聞き取れず、挙動不審な動きを繰り返し笑われていました。なす術もなかったので「絵を見てもらうほかないわ」と気持ちを切り替えて、楽しいインタビュー→結果オーライ、でしたが。

さっき泣いていた彼女が「I'll go home, thank you.」といって帰っていきました。
よくわからないけど彼女は受かるような気がする。

インタビューは今週いっぱい続きます。来年はどんな人が来るのか楽しみだね〜！

June 21, 2005 8:44 PM

泣き出す（たぶん）中国人の子

The Interview

The interviews started yesterday. The advisors and the facilitators are running around, looking very busy.

This interview is for the selection of the next year’s resident artists. An applicant will do a presentation of his or her works twice, first in front of about ten advisors who are artists themselves, and then in front of about another ten advisors who are critics and theorists. Each session takes about an hour.

One girl (maybe Korean) suddenly burst out crying – probably she was very nervous at the interview, and suddenly the ice melted; or she was terrified by the thought of the next interview.
I remembered my interview last year. I could hardly speak English. While I was waiting, I asked ‘where is the toilet?’ and was told ‘just around the corner, on your right,’ but I could not even understand that. I kept walking to the wrong directions, looking around – this suspicious behaviour even made the person laugh. As I knew I would not be able to talk much, I said to myself ‘let’s hope my paintings will speak to them.’ In fact I rather enjoyed the interview, and luckily, it turned out to be all right.

The girl who was crying said ‘I’ll go home. Thank you,’ and left.
I don’t know why... but I have a feeling that she will pass.

The interview will continue throughout the week. I look forward to meeting new residents!

A Korean (probably) girl, burst out crying.

June 21, 2005 8:44 PM

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