Abstract

Abstract Abstract This interview attempts to explore both the individual and collective creative processes of the prolific and world-renowned multiple media visual and performance artist, William Kentridge. It takes place in Paris where the artist has under 30 minutes to engage in a dialogue before the very first performance of his Chamber opera, Sybil, in a theatre new to the troupe. The conversation takes place backstage in the green room, but the dialogue is engaged in a complicit and playful manner, drawing on common backgrounds and histories to cut corners and spare formalities.The result is a new angle on what “Studioness” has become for the artist, although he had never really considered it that way. Exploring the inward-looking and outward-reaching movements within studio practice, the author seeks to enlarge the notion of studio to include remote and virtual practices in the reflection. The impact of, and response to, the COVID-19 lockdown period is central to the discussion.

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