What memories do we have of a working life? "I worked my
"comptent" is an artistic project carried out in France for two years by Françoise
Petrovich. She interviewed those who stopped working and
Through the thread of their answers, it is their life that unfolds. Each story suggested to him a
drawing, leaving space for silences, gaps, and modesty of the
memory. These hundred testimonies thus sketch a strong image of the work
: a common, ordinary and shared experience. Originally published in 2005 by
A Smile from You and I Leave My Mother (Patricia Perdrizet), this artist's book
re-released in 2020 by Semiose editions with a new jacket.
