‘The Refusal of Time’ epitomises William Kentridge’s intriguing, multi-disciplinary practice. Made in collaboration with Peter Galison, Philip Miller, and Catherine Meyburgh, this installation of five videos combine the magic of theatre, drawing and music with film and animation.
Working closely with physicist Peter Galison, Kentridge explores scientific and personal relations to the concept of time, focusing on eras of change from colonialism to industrialism, in which technological change initiated new notions of global connectivity.
The presentation of this Australian exclusive is a major collaboration between the artist, AGWA, PICA and Perth Festival.
Perth Institute of Contemporary Art
13 February to 27 April, 2014
Western Australia
The Refusal of Time, 2012, five-channel video with sound, 30 min, megaphones and breathing machine (‘Elephant’)
Courtesy the artist and State Art Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia
