William Kentridge
Saturday, May 28th, 2011
The South African artist William Kentridge spoke at UC Berkeley in March 2009 during the time of his Five Themes exhibition at SF MOMA. I loved the show and the talk. I made a few collage using Kentridge's words and this is one.
Other quotes:
"I think what's productive about that dissonance is that it's accurate."
"...take fragments and make sense."
in History of the Main Complaint: "Whose lap am I lying in?"
"The nostalgia in the work is connected with moments of childhood that one tries to reclaim as a touchstone for authentic experience."
"...recognizing something when it appears."
"Understand the world as process rather than fact."
"There's a knowledge of the glass through which you perceive the world, even if it's the projection screen. But it doesn't negate what is represented, nor that representation is possible."