A certain Amount of Clarity
by Emmanuel Van der Auwera, 2013, 30''

Courtesy of Harlan Levey Projects and the artist 


Schermo dell'Arte - Archivio Film

Teenagers are watching a video of a violent murder on internet while filming their own reactions. Fragments after fragments, this community express their comments and witness a deep trouble. We are caught between two images: the missing one being watched and the image of the spectator. This ultra thin angle opens a breach on the multiple dimensions of dismay. «It’s a glimpse into the horror that strikes the world» concludes one of the teenagers.


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