Josh Schwebel <privatejosh@gmail.com>
To: ███████ █████ <█████████████████ >
dear ███████ ,
I wrote to you a while ago with a request for consent to reproduce a couple of emails we exchanged in 2020 about my project The Employee.
Please let me know if you would consent to allow me to reproduce these emails online or if you refuse. I have attached the emails below.
best regards,
Josh
"I am currently in the process of archiving outcomes of The Employee project, and am writing to ask your permission to reproduce the emails we exchanged about the project, which I hope to include in the project documentation. This material will be published online.
The reason for this request is that the project as a whole became about making overwork and burnout within the arts visible. These issues are not clearly articulated in single events, but accumulate over small increments.
My intention is to publish the archive of the project as completely as possible, as a way to show the quantity of work involved in the project, and also the intersection of work with personal life, which was more prevalent than ever during the pandemic.
Our conversation comprises a tiny fragment of this mountain of correspondence.
I have attached the exact documents I wish to reproduce to this email. I do not intend to publish anything other than what is included below. Please read these over and let me know if you would consent to allow me to use these documents. If you do not consent, or want anything else removed, please let me know as well. I want to respect your wishes. I would greatly appreciate it if I could hear back from you by next week, and will keep in touch to let you know when the project is published."