Fecking cunts ..
Let's reschedule! The four of us who were there can then tut under our breaths, and go on about how much better the earlier meetings were.
And how the later meetings are too knowing and just copy elements of the earlier ones, not really capturing their essence
...or just mutate into a hauntological reimagining of the earlier meetings as they never really were, complete with faux-analogue crackle and nostalgic ravey synth stabs.
This article seems relevant here
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jun/27/britain-persecutes-visiting-artists-visa
Consequently, artists arriving with a musical instrument, a camera or a paintbrush are often asked to show a work visa or risk being treated as criminals.
Although if they're operating a points-based system, you'd think that being the body dropper, the heartbeat stopper, child educator plus head amputator would count for something.Yeah yeah yeah, I get that, and fully agree with the main gist of the argument. It's just that several of them are, uh, 'known to the police', aren't they? So UKBA might have reasons for taking an interest in them that are not just for the sake of hassling touring performers.
Although if they're operating a points-based system, you'd think that being the body dropper, the heartbeat stopper, child educator plus head amputator would count for something.
border police somehow didn't believe me when i said "vacation", and decided to do a check on me. and a quick web search turned up the flyers for last night and tonight. so without a work visa, and having "lied" to them, i was detained over night, and sent back to berlin this morning.
i believe "gutted" is the right expression?
if anyone reads this can you ring up the others who were planning on coming that you know who might not check dissensus before tonight?
was so looking forward to meeting up with all of you tomorrow as well.. fuck.