10/17: William Kentridge discussion questions

From what we saw in 'Anything is Possible' and 'Felix in Exile', discuss the following questions:

1. Describe the skills that Kentridge employs in his work. What roles does he play when
creating his multimedia projects?

2. Identify the artworks in which Kentridge mixes media. In what ways do these projects
reflect Kentridge’s preference for play or for working without a plan?

3. Kentridge is interested the process of seeing and what we do when we construct the
world by looking. How does his work communicate that interest?

4. Kentridge discusses the relationship of his characters, Soho and Felix, to himself, and
describes much of his work as a self-portrait in the third person. What do you think he
means? How does his work relate to autobiography? How does it relate to fantasy or fiction?