Lately, I have been greatly inspired by Kenneth Goldsmith’s Uncreative Writing. I found this book through the work of postconceptual artist Alina Lupu, more specifically “This is a work of fiction”. On this page, I will occasionally share some of “my” productions. I used only found material, and given my interest in working life, labour markets and such, most of them will have some relation with those issues.
In its essence, the idea of uncreative writing is simple: there is so much text out there, which can be appropriated, reused or reconfigured to distill different meanings or to show the poetic content of whatever the original text was. Often, it borders on conceptual art, as the text is (also) about the judgement and choices of the uncreative writer. I recommend reading Goldsmith’s book, it is to text what the working methods of Andy Warhol are to visual arts!
So, under this space I will post examples of “my” own making.
Q1 Highlights Remix
AGM was held as scheduled
with special precautions
and the dividend
of EUR 1.30 per share
was paid
lower pulp and paper prices
lower deliveries of graphic papers
industry-wide strike
COVID-19 pandemic
2,287 million (2,693 million)
extensive precautions
to protect the health and safety
of its employees
to ensure business continuity
and progress of strategic projects
lower pulp and paper prices
lower deliveries of graphic papers
industry-wide strike
COVID-19 pandemic
279 million (374 million)
shift arrangements
temporary layoffs
reduced working hours
to ensure business continuity
and progress of strategic projects
lower pulp and paper prices
lower deliveries of graphic papers
industry-wide strike
COVID-19 pandemic
for two weeks
for four weeks
transformative pulp project
biochemicals project
to ensure business continuity
and progress of strategic projects
in Uruguay
in Germany
in Finland
137 million (320 million)
lower pulp and paper prices
lower deliveries of graphic papers
industry-wide strike
COVID-19 pandemic
AGM was held as scheduled
with special precautions
and the dividend
of EUR 1.30 per share
was paid
