download catalogue high resolution pdf (22.3 mb) - Jens Haaning

HHP
P.146
towards the direction of introducing people to other angles of human life than
the ones I am occupied with today.
HHP: during our email interview process, France is suddenly put on the side of
countries like Austria, Italy and Denmark where far right wing is gaining enormous
influences and threatening democracy because of the fact that the Front National
candidate entered the second tour of the presidential election. it's a real political,
social and cultural earthquake in France. I believe it is time for everyone of us to
re-think the relation between art and society. it is true that some people are getting
anxious and even pessimistic about the future of Europe and European culture.
What is your reaction to this?
JHC: I have been if not pessimistic then sceptical about European culture for years,
and I am the kind of person who can rethink everything every day, and the current
situation does not give me an extended need to do this. I am not really interested in
putting myself in the position of saying: yes, now everyone of us has to rethink the
relation between art and society. I can understand that some people are getting
anxious and even pessimistic about the future of Europe and European culture
because of what is happening in France and other European countries but I must
admit that I am much more concerned about how our co-existing on the entire
globe is going to work out.