David Claerbout Wildfire (Fire (Hell) made by water colors), 2020

The work belongs to a series of sketches made in acrylic paint on paper, mounted on cardboard, made alongside the production of the 2019-2020 video installation: Wildfire (meditation on fire). Claerbout creates a small number of drawings with each of his projects as notes to himself regarding problems encountered during film shootings or preparatory studies. Showing a great attention to detail, these drawings are usually made before completion of the work. More than simple tools or preparatory sketches, they transcribe onto paper the duration of images—therefore time—through the depiction of movement and film editing.