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MORSoheresperhapsthehardestquestionoftheinterview.WhatresponsibilitydoesanartisthaveifanyWWMyshortanswerisnone.Thereisaresponsibilitytoauthenticitybutthatauthenticityisdifferentthansaytheresponsibilityofgoingbacktoourearlierconversationthehistorian.IfeelarealhistorianisresponsibleforatleastattemptingbecausetheresbiasculturalbiasbiasbuiltintoalmosteverythingbutthereisanefforttosayImtryingtoprovideyouwiththefactualinformation.Imtryingtoputitinbalance.Imtryingtogiveyouthewholestory.Idontfeelanyofthat.IfeellikeIdomovefromplacetoplaceandobjecttoobject.Captivatedbycertainthings.AndinsomecasesImsureIhaveactuallymovedthemeaningoftheobjectfromunimportantortrivialtoimportantbecauseitsthisbiggesturesasmallobjectandIvemadeitthisbiggesturesalargerobject.Nobodyevercaredaboutitanditdidnthaveanyimpactonanythingbutsuddenlyitseemssignificantinacontextoftheblackworldwithoutitnecessarilyeverhavinganymoresignificancethanithadtomaybeoneperson.Andmaybeeventothatpersonitwasinsignificantbutmaybesomebodyelsethoughtthisiscoolmaybeweshouldputthisinthedrawertogotothehistoricalsocietyortothelibraryorwhereveritwoundup.MORButyouthatsnotinformingyourideas.Youreservingthephotographandwhateverworksbestfortheimage.WWAbsolutely.AndIalsodonthavearesponsibilitytohaveadesignatedpath.WithSchoolsthedesignatedpathwasimposedafterwards.IdidntknowwhenIstartedSchoolsthatitwouldcoveraspecificgeographyandthatthatspecificgeographywouldbemeaningfultotheproject.Butitdidbecomethat.AsIworkeditemerged.IrealizedImworkinginthesouthernportionofthenorthernstateswherethereisakindofterrainandlandscapeinmanyplaceswhereitsambiguouswhetheritsnorthorsouth.Thesearentbigindustrialcenters.IhaveawonderfulphotographofSouthStreetSchoolinNewarkbutIdontuseitbecausethecolonnadesareinthebackgroundMORItssoother.WWYessoother.AndsoIgraduallyrealizedthatSchoolswasgoingtobeaboutthosekindsofplaces.ThemostIhaveisabuildinginTrenton.ButinawayTrentoninsomewayshasaqualitythatcouldbeasoutherncitywithitsscale.Itdoesnthaveallthegrandstuff.EventheCapitolthescaleisdifferent.WithSchoolsIwasreallyfollowingaqualitybutwithManifestitopensupthatalittlebitbecauseIcangowhereverbecauseIcreatethelandscapeinasensewhichistheblackspacefortheobjecttositin.SoitsNewYorkStateitsIowaNebraskaFloridaNewJerseyandwhereverelsecomesnext.AndtoanswerthatquestionIhaventfeltlikeOhIhavetogethereoritwontberight.ThereareplacesIwanttogotophotographbutonlybecauseImkindofinterestedinthemnotbecauseIfeelliketheprojectwontberightifIdontdothis.MORSoundslikeyoudonthaveabeginningmiddleandendsoyouarenotalwaysstrivingtomovethestoryforward.DoyoufeelthattheothertwoseriesarenishedWWIthinkso.ImnotsureaboutSchools.Itsveryhardformetoknowwhenitsfinished.Thatsatoughoneformeasanartist.Ishouldbebetteratthat.ButtheboundariesaresoporousandtheyoverlapandthenextprojectstartswhileImstillworkingonthepreviousone.MORThisgoesbacktowhatIsaidaboutyoubeforeyouareopentopossibilities.Soitcanbeanopenendedproject.WWYesIvestartedtwonewprojects.MORSoyouarelookingbeyondManifest.WWAtsomepointthoseprojectsmaypushManifestout.ThetimeandenergyIdevotetoitwillchangebecauseIllbespendingmoretimeandenergyontheotherprojects.