J'ai eu l'occasion de relire ce texte aux rencontres photographiques de Arles.
Il accompagnait l'exposition BIRUTOPIA de la photographe et plasticienne Libannaise Randa Mirza

this is not the end of the world
this is merely a crisis
a one-off disaster

capital control budget cut
financial engineering
fresh money

systems last longer than we imagine
systems crumble faster than we think

capitalism seamlessly occupies the horizon

only a crisis produces real change
the truth only appears to the collapsed

no place for us in a post-crash world
no light left to cast shadows

black market, structural adjustments

the crash was inevitable
how could we all believe the same lie?

nothing is so treacherous as the obvious

capitalism is an evolutionary process

the system needs fresh blood to thrive
new meat was getting scarce

creative destruction

salaries are worth peanuts
peanuts cost a lot of money
trauma is our daily bread

there was no punctual moment of collapse
the world does not end with a bang

hyperinflation
profitable fluctuation
financial meltdown
exchange rate
laissez-faire

numbers indicate the level of our decomposition

capitalism is what is left when everything else falls apart
it's always time to leave

there is no alternative
action is pointless

Ponzi scheme