Dear colleagues,
I would like to take a moment of this meeting to tell you a story.
One night when I was a child, I accidentally overheard a conversation between my parents, who were in bed, talking. My father used to work in a printing shop, setting type all day long. My mother used to make him lunch for him to eat during his break. That night she asked him if he liked the stuffed zucchini that she had made. He said “Yes, they were delicious.”
“Did you eat all three of them?” she inquired.
“I gave two to William, the apprentice boy. He had nothing for lunch. He liked them too.”
“Today was cold; the winter is coming earlier this year,” my mother replied, matter-of-factly.
“Yes, tomorrow will probably rain.”
Since today, the first of May, is the anniversary of my father’s death, I wanted to share this little story as a homage to him.
Let us return to our discussion now. The chairperson just said that the purpose of this meeting is to maximize our income in times of crisis. It seems that we should prevent all those disposable, part-time workers from taking our permanent jobs. The motion to vote establishes that, in times of scarcity, we should claim everything for ourselves. Let us vote, colleagues! Let us legalize greed.
Happy workers' day!
Title: Dear Colleagues
Materials used: Chinese paper.
Binding: Letter folding.
Size: 1 sheet (accordion-folded); 13 x 25.5 in.
Production: Inkjet printing.
Year of completion: 2020.
Collections: private.
Edition of twenty + one special edition with xylography in handmade kozo paper.