7 Fragments for Georges Méliès

In 7 Fragments for Georges Méliès , 2003, Kentridge directs the camera on himself, describing moments of research, doubt and creative fervor. The work is a tribute to the famous French filmmaker, and to his role in defining the artist as a "magician", capable of arousing amazement and wonder. Invisible Mending, Balancing Act, Tabula rasa I, Tabula rasa II (Good Housekeeping), Moveable Assets (Movable Assets), Auto-Didact (Self-taught), Feats of Prestidigitation (Triumphs of prestidigitation) are the projections that make up the installation. All the shots are set in the artist's studio, in reference to the centrality of the studio in the production of the French filmmaker. The description of the creative process is staged by making extensive use of the inversion technique, on the basis of which the images are projected in the opposite direction to that with which they were shot.