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David Claerbout
(*1969)
Long Goodbye,
2007
Material / Technology / Carrier
1-Kanal-Video, Farbe, kein Ton, 12 Min.
Dimensions of the object
Displayed
Not on display
Acquisition
2009 von PIN. Freunde der Pinakothek der Moderne e.V.
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Moderne Kunst
in der Pinakothek der Moderne München
Citation
David Claerbout, Long Goodbye, 2007, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Moderne Kunst
in der Pinakothek der Moderne München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/Dj4mzqEx5A (Last updated on 19.06.2023)
A female figure emerges from the darkness. With her actions shown in extreme slow motion, we see her carrying a tray onto a terrace in what appears to be the south of France and setting it down on a table. When the woman notices the camera, her penetrating gaze unexpectedly meets that of the viewer, who is suddenly caught scrutinising her every move. The camera’s gradual zoom out is analogous to the viewer beating a retreat, past bushes deeper into the garden. However, the woman’s smile, lingering gaze, the few steps she takes in our direction while waving all strike a note of warm familiarity that compels us to turn back: an impossible desire, as we find ourselves at the mercy of the camera movement which takes us ever farther away.
In this study of movement, David Claerbout delays the fleetingness of a point in time and allows us to meditate on the moment. This motif recurs again and again in his practice, transforming a seemingly banal situation into a complex action.
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