Market
of Immaterial Labours – Reviewer/Critic – Team 38 Kristen, Laya, Kate, George,
Zoe
In the Market of Immaterial Labours, “information,
communication, knowledge and affect come to play a fundamental role in the
production process” (Hardt, 93).
Although the stalls generally involved some kind of labour – making or
doing something, thinking or problem solving, and/or interacting with people,
they often didn’t communicate this clearly enough. We felt that they weren’t
cohesive enough with the entrance/exit theme, and there wasn’t as much of an
atmosphere. Although some had systems of exchange, this often wasn’t
communicated, but we inferred that for the most part it was the exchange of
doing or creating something, and getting something back. However, the
individual stalls were generally very engaging and entertaining.
For example, Quilt for a Cause involved
contributing to a quilt for the children’s hospital, and getting coffee or tea
in exchange. The zoetrope stall, where
you spin the wheel and provide the light giving your own time and energy for
the reward – an animation. In the
secrets stall, you gave your secrets in exchange for humour and relief. Overall
the market was enjoyable and well put together as a collective.
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