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: '''R''' Exactly &mdash; in business.<br/>
: '''R''' Exactly &mdash; in business.<br/>
'''Q''' You have spent a lot of time on artistic work, but without success or a career &hellip;<br/>
'''Q''' You have spent a lot of time on artistic work, but without success or a career &hellip;<br/>
: '''R''' At first I was irritated by the fact that I couldn't explain what fascinated me about [[Professional_Motifs#CONCEPT-ART|some artworks]]. Later, I saw [[Professional_Motifs#CONCEPTUAL|possibilities]] in creative work the computer does not have. Success in the eyes of others was not a priority. Rather, I wanted to understand myself better.<br/>
: '''R''' You know [thinks, or pretends to] I recall a get-together at a summer school in Software Ergonomics, late eighties. There was this super hot young scientist working in computer imaging. To impress her, I quoted Karl Krauss: Career is like a horse race, where the horse arrives at the finish without the rider. But she might have misread my gender, I suppose, and that was that.
'''Q''' Late eighties, that's forgivable.
: '''R''' I don't know. Anyway, I think being me turned out as a career of sorts and Krauss' prophecy does not come true. Not too shabby either. 
'''Q''' And you almost got around the reason for failing as an artist.
: '''R''' Why would I have issue with that, really. [sighs] At first, I was irritated by the fact that I couldn't explain what fascinated me about [[Professional_Motifs#CONCEPT-ART|some artworks]]. Later, I saw [[Professional_Motifs#CONCEPTUAL|possibilities]] in creative work the computer does not have. Success in the eyes of others was not a priority. Rather, I wanted to understand myself better.<br/>
'''Q''' Then you worked on a [[Professional_Motifs#AUTOFICTION|novel]] for 7 years. How did that come about?<br/>
'''Q''' Then you worked on a [[Professional_Motifs#AUTOFICTION|novel]] for 7 years. How did that come about?<br/>
: '''R''' We spent half of the time formatting.<br/>
: '''R''' We spent half of the time formatting.<br/>