David Claerbout: Untitled (Carl & Julie), 1999

David Claerbout: Untitled (Carl & Julie), 1999
Black/white projection
Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp

The projection shows a closed, still image of a man and a child at a table. When the viewer approaches the image, photography and video merge. For a few seconds the viewer is admitted into and involved in the [mystery of] the image, until the girl turns around again and the video reverts to being a still image.