"The highly anticipated sequel toThe Silence of the Lensby video artist David Claerbout
Birdsongbrings together three video works by David Claerbout –The Woodcarver and the Forest,BirdcageandBackwards Growing Tree– each a meditation on time, perception and the poetics of the natural world. In an era dominated by speed and distraction, Claerbout reclaims the longue durée, offering a contemplative, detoxed form of filmmaking.
Accompanied by a poem by Stefan Hertmans, this volume explores the myths of digitisation, the rhythms of nature, growth and degrowth.Birdsongis a visual journey through the imaging ideas that the artist has developed over the past decade.
This publication coincides with Claerbout's exhibitionAt the windowat Gaasbeek Castle.
