Images du bonheur dans Sections of a Happy Moment (2007) et The Algiers’ Sections of a Happy Moment (2008) de David Claerbout

David Claerbout's videos, 'Sections of a Happy Moment' (2007) and 'The Algiers’ Sections of a Happy Moment' (2008), explore the representation of happiness through innovative visual techniques. These works blend static images from studio portraits with real-life scenes, creating an illusion of multiple perspectives capturing a single moment. Set against the backdrop of Algiers' Kasbah, one video depicts an Asian family playing while the other shows men feeding seagulls on a rooftop. The videos employ a slow, looping format in black and white, accompanied by sparse piano or guitar notes, which enhances their meditative quality. The study analyzes how these elements—drawing from photography and surveillance imagery—reflect the temporal rhythm associated with happiness while considering the architectural context of the Kasbah.

Borrel, P. (2024). Images of happiness in David Claerbout’s Sections of a Happy Moment (2007) and The Algiers’ Sections of a Happy Moment (2008). Déméter, (11 | Hiver). https://doi.org/10.54563/demeter.1485