When entering the world of William Kentridge, each room evokes different kind of emotion. The calmness of the detailed charcoal drawings, and the complexity and drama of the moving images and sounds. For me, you observe his art in two different ways and then you combine them together. First I was stricken by the richness and depth of the drawings and tapestry, and then beginning to understand the stories behind each artwork, the political and cultural aspects of them. Kentridge understands what medium can evoke emotions and curiosity. I was especially fascinated with the tapestry room. You enter pure calmness. Months and months of work to create images that depict the intense history of migrants and politics, something that is just as relevant today as it was 100 years ago. But you can loose yourself in the details of these tapestries as you look at every single stitch and colour. As a designer, I feel that the exhibition itself – how it is curated was really interesting. Going from loud dramatic rooms and into calmness. And in the middle of the exhibition you are in his studio. Seeing all his experiments and words he uses, and understanding his way of thinking and working. Each room gives a story, but there is a thread through the exhibition that connects in the middle with his studio, where the work happens.
