The entire furnishing of the room made available to us was transformed into a party backdrop The associated basic elements such as the music system, disco ball, lighting and bar operation created the usual atmosphere. It was only at second glance that the power that set the entire mechanism in motion became apparent: the entire PARTY MANUAL set-up was operated manually, through the permanent use of human energy. The low-voltage power supply was provided by temporary employees using the equipment we produced - the running wheel, hand cranks, bicycles and recumbent bicycles. The following newspaper advertisements were used to recruit interested jobseekers.
"Are you physically fit? Do you need money? Then come and see us!"
The workers were paid a low hourly rate of CHF 10 and provided with drinking water and sweat towels during working hours. The invited DJs, who drove the turntable directly via the pedals, took turns performing every hour. The striking discrepancy between the looseness of the nightly leisure offer and the inappropriate physical investment of the employees, which was laid out in the dramaturgy of PARTY MANUAL, seemed to have been accepted as a matter of course by all those present due to its conformity with the currently prevailing production-consumption scheme.
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