Breathe, William Kentridge, 2008, 6’
Breathe is composed of small pieces of torn black tissue paper which successively swirl and fall making either random patterns or defined images. A singer’s breathing conducts the movement of the paper; the fragments are dispersed and in turn gather and fall to the rhythm of her breathing.
Return, William Kentridge, 2008, 6’
Return shows the artist’s sculptural work. The sculptures rotate and the image changes from abstract forms into a clear image; a silhouette of a conductor, the drawing of a singer, a nose on a horse or Stalin’s portrait.
Dissolve, William Kentridge, 2008, 6’
Dissolve shows the artist as an orchestra conductor with the singer in an atmosphere bathed in reflections of water; where the images ripple and dissolve in turn.
William Kentridge (born Johannesburg, South Africa, 1955) is internationally acclaimed for his drawings, films, theatre and opera productions. His method combines drawing, writing, film, performance, music, theatre, and collaborative practices to create works of art that are grounded in politics, science, literature and history, yet maintaining a space for contradiction and uncertainty.