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M.V So you see it in a very positive way as keeping the spirit
up. Is it in any sense contesting what is happening?
C.K. Of course it’s contesting what is happening there. It’s a form of
protest. A form of survival.
M.V So of these artists you meet, none of them are supportive of what
is happening in their country in terms of right wing politics and nationalism?
C.K. No.
M.V They are in a way using art to survive? It makes me think of Dada
as well. That way of using art when the world is collapsing around you.
C.K. I don’t really know too much about Dadaism.
M.V. It was used by some artists like George Grosz to contest very
strongly what was happening in the First World War.
C.K . Oh yes, the reaction against machine destruction and industrialisation.
M.V. What value would you put
on craft work? Do you identify with that notion at all? People who work
in ceramics often very strongly identify with the idea of the maker, the
craftsperson.
C.K. My name is Krafft and I would stand behind craft. I like to look
at good craftsmanship and I try to make sure everything that passes through
my hands is well crafted.
M.V You get satisfaction from that kind of precision?
C.K. Yes.
M.V. Technology?
C.K.Technology, I can barely keep up with so.
M.V. You let it go?
C.K. Yeah
M.V. So computers, have you done anything on computers?
C.K.Yes we did these ceramic decals.
M.V. Are you attracted to that at all?
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