The William Kentridge Five Themes Exhibition at ACMI featured Kentridge's work from different times throughout his career, categorised into five 'themes'.
The piece I found most interesting at the exhibition was the piece What Will Come (has already come) (2007). It is a 35mm animated film projected onto a round steel table and reflected in a cylindrical steel mirror in the centre of the table. I found this piece interesting because of the many ways it could be viewed; on the steel table top, as a distorted image, or on the cylinder as a rotating film without distortion. The film itself was quite fragmented, with many different images coming up, some with recognisable references to historical events, whilst others seemed to come purely from the artist's imagination. Overall I found this piece looked at the cylindrical nature of history and its potential for distortion.
I also enjoyed Theme 3 – Parcour d'Atelier: Artist in the Studio. This theme was comprised of 7 Fragments for Georges Méliès (2003), a multi-screen projection, Journey to the Moon (2003) and Day for Night (2003). 7 Fragments to George Méliès is a homage to the early French film director, and according to Kentridge is meant to reflect the "invisible work that must be done" before beginning a piece of work. I found these works interesting because of the use of everyday objects to tell the story.
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