In his practice, David Claerbout (1969, Kortrijk, Belgium) explores the concepts of temporality and duration trhough his use of video and digital photography. Trained in painting and drawings,
Clarebout uses the manipulation of both moving and still images to disrupt the narrative with a timeline that oscillates between past and present, never referred to a specific plane, place or moment. Crucial is the employment of sound, that can either help the viewer navigate the scenes or pulls them further away. The works, characterized by a meticulous attention to production details, are ofter displayed in large scale projection and built as immersive environments.
Claerbout studied at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp and at the Rijksakademie of Visual Arts in Amsterdam. He lives and works in Antwerp and Berlin.
In 2007, David Claerbout was awarded the Will-Grohmann-Preis of the Berlin Akademie der Künste, and in 2010, he received the Peill-Preis of the Günther-Peill-Stiftung. He participated in the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program from 2002 to 2003.
His work is included in major public collections worldwide, including: Centre Georges Pompidou Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris, France; Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada; The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C; S.M.A.K, Ghent, Belgium; The Margulies Collection, Miami, Florida; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Collection François Pinault, Italy; FRAC Nord Pas de Calais, France; Galerie Neue Meister, Dresden, Germany; GAM Galleria D’Arte Moderna et Contemporanea, Turin, Italy and many others. He has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions internationally, including: Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh, Scotland (2018); Schaulager, Basel, Switzerland (2017); De Pont Museum of Art, Tilburg, Netherlands (2016); Kunsthalle Mainz, Mainz, Germany (2013); Secession, Vienna, Austria (2012); Tel Aviv Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel (2012); SFMOMA, San Francisco (2011); WIELS, Brussels, Belgium (2011); De Pont museum of contemporary art, Tilburg, The Netherlands (2009); Pompidou Center, Paris, France (2007); Kunstmuseum, St. Gallen, Switzerland (2008); and Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (2005).