David Claerbout

OD: (Ory Dessau) David, we are having this conversation one month after the opening of your solo exhibition at Konschthal Esch, titled ‘Five Hours, Fifty Days, Fifty Years.’ The title points to the factors of time, endurance, duration and persistence in your work. Still, before we address this scope within your practice, I wanted to ask you to elaborate on the notion of virtual materiality that it draws upon. What is that exactly?

DC: (David Claerbout) It can be found in many of the artwork (…)