Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot by William Kentridge, South Africa, USA 2022, 110''

PHOTOGRAPHY:  Duško Marović, S.A.S.C   SOUND DESIGN: Janus Fouché, Žana Marovic EDITING:  Walter Murch, Janus Fouché, Žana Marovic   PRODUCERS: Rachel Chanoff, Joslyn Barnes, Noah Bashevkin, Brenda Potter     MUSIC: Philip Miller, Thuthuka Sibisi, Kyle Sheperd, Nhanhla Mahlangu, Joanna Dudley, Neo Muyanga, Micca Manganye, Volley Nchabeleng, Dan Selsick

Presented at the 15th edition of Lo schermo dell'arte, 2022 An account of how famous South African artist William Kentridge used his time during the pandemic. Shot entirely in his studio, dressed in black trousers and white shirt, Kentridge works between drawing and cinema, from animation to sculpture, and plays by drawing and undoing images with Méliès cinematic tricks. He ironically confronts a second version of himself, with whom he converses, as if this double were his subconscious. Together, they retrace the themes that characterize the artist's work: apartheid, childhood, South African landscapes. William Kentridge (Johannesburg, South Africa, 1955) is internationally acclaimed for his drawings, sculptures, animations, films and theatrical and opera productions. His works have been exhibited in museums, galleries and biennals around the world since the 1990s. In addition to numerous awards, he has received honorary doctorates from several universities, including Yale and University of London. Selected Filmography 2015 More Sweetly Play the Dance; 2017 Love Songs from the Last Century; 2020 City Deep; 2022 Oh to Believe in Another World kentridge.studio

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