Claudine Drai and Wim Wenders at Guerlain
Art Basel Paris
Claudine Drai and Wim Wenders
If Claudine Drai’s art represents a genesis—something coming to life—then Wim Wenders‚ video Présence is an exploration of the act of artistic creation. Between 2020 and 2021 the German filmmaker Wim Wenders was so fascinated by Claudine Drai’s art that he decided to shot a 3D video artwork about her creations. In 2022 this video artwork „Présence“ by Wim Wenders had its première screening at Palazzo Grassi/Pinault Collection in Venice in collaboration with ACP – Palazzo Franchettiand then it has been on screen at Centre Pompidou in 2023. The audience is absorbed watching the artist working in her studio, crinkling paper with her own hands, sometimes with her eyes closed, as if her hands know instinctively what her mind suggests.
„Présence“ will be on view at Guerlain’s booth at Art Basel Paris.