Olivier Stévenart

Olivier Stevenart is a worker who cleans, paints or renovates houses. His work consists of two main parts: 1) Knowing how to to the job (Savoir faire) and 2) Knowing how to receive people (Savoir recevoir).
The first part, ‘Knowing how to do the job’, includes three phases: the preparation of the job, the job itself and the finishing touch. A job well done is a well structured job. One has to know how to clean the working place before and after the job. One has to know how to get down to it and how to end it. At the end of the job, Olivier Stevenart invites people to have a drink and enjoy the finished job.

ESSAYS BY HANS THEYS

One By One, 2005

Small Stuff New York, 1999