OWENSCORP, CONCORDIA

“I SHOT THIS VIDEO IN CONCORDIA, ITALY, THE WEEK MY FACTORY WAS RE-OPENED RIGHT AFTER QUARANTINE SANCTIONS WERE LIFTED. SOME OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WITH ME FOR ALL OF THE 18 YEARS I HAVE BEEN GOING THERE. THERE HAVE BEEN WEDDINGS, FUNERALS, EARTHQUAKES, AND BABIES. IN THE EARLY YEARS, I SLEPT ON A COUCH IN MY OFFICE SINCE THERE WERE NO HOTELS CLOSE BY, LATER IN A NEWLY OPENED MOTEL OVER A GAS STATION, AND THEN, AFTER 15 YEARS, IN AN APARTMENT BUILDING THAT WAS BUILT ACROSS THE STREET. BETWEEN ADMINISTRATION, PATTERN-MAKING, CUTTING, AND SEWING DEPARTMENTS, 110 PEOPLE WORK IN THIS CENTER. THIS IS A TYPICAL DAY IN OUR LIVES TOGETHER.”