I decided to experiment with the idea of someone else being me instead of me, which is sort of a reversal of some of the ideas I had when I was thinking about the idea of giving up control and autonomy, and having all your actions and decisions made by someone else. It's a reversal in some ways, but also a similar thing in other ways. I have made a collage based on this (which includes a picture of someone trading roles with me, and drawings he made as a result of this), the text on it reading:
"I have arranged for someone else to be me instead of me
and do art student things
and make art."
I like how it sounds like it may lead to some sort of result, ending or conclusion, but does not. It gently expresses pointlessness and futility.
I'm wondering what it would mean to have a pseudonym, and also delegate the making of your art work to someone else, still presenting it as your work. Is it still in any way yours? This sounds similar to re-stuffing a sofa and changing all the wood/metal parts, then later re-upholstering it. Would it be the same sofa? Probably not, as a sofa does not have a soul. Does an identity as an artist have a soul?
