Portrait of a Mute Man is a video loop entirely created in CGI that follows the incessant flight of a fly inside a classroom.
The editing repeats a single brief flutter, transforming it into an endless loop where the fly continuously circles the room, hitting walls and windows without ever escaping. Similarly, the background waltz is "cut and stitched together" endlessly, never completing itself or reaching the refrain, mirroring the fragmented and futile movement of the fly. This interplay of sound and motion corresponds to the speech of a person who discovers they simply have nothing to say.
Installation view at De Cinema, Antwerp, 2024
