OK

Helga Davis & Anouk De Clercq

video, b/w, 16:9, stereo, BE/US, 2021, 5’

In the Summer of 2020, at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests in her country, Helga Davis wrote a text that voices her pain, her despair and also her hopes for the future.

After collaborating on Helga Humming (2019) and One (2020), the text became the starting point for a new film and a first work co-signed by Helga Davis and Anouk De Clercq. OK scrutinises the relations between Black and White while searching for the essence of collaboration and caring about the other.

Text and voice Helga Davis
Music Vessel
Text design Michaël Bussaer
Animation Thomas De Brabanter
Produced by Auguste Orts
With the support of Kunsthal Extra City and Friends of Auguste Orts Fund

OK has been on display at the following locations:

City 46 Bremen, (DE) Tuesday, Jan 16 2024 SoundImageCulture Brussels, (BE) Thursday, Jun 22 2023 University of Oslo Oslo, (DE) Dec 1–Dec 2 2022 Les Rencontres Internationales - Haus der Kulturen der Welt Berlin, (DE) Saturday, Aug 20 2022 Les Rencontres Internationales Berlin, (DE) Saturday, Aug 20 2022 Anthology Film Archives New York, (US) Wednesday, Jul 27 2022 Anthology Film Archives New York, (US) Sunday, Jul 24 2022 MASS MoCA North Adams, (US) Saturday, Jun 25 2022 Rencontres Internationales Paris, (FR) Friday, May 6 2022 Cinema RITCS Brussels, (BE) Wednesday, May 4 2022 Hollywood Theatre Portland, (US) Wednesday, Mar 30 2022 Anita Astoria, (US) Friday, Mar 25 2022 Souwester Seaview, (US) Mar 24–Mar 27 2022 Festival International du Film sur l'Art Montréal, (CA) Thursday, Mar 17 2022 California Institute of the Arts Los Angeles, (US) Wednesday, Mar 16 2022 Festival International du Film sur l'Art Montreal, (CA) Mar 15–Mar 27 2022 Het Bos Antwerpen, (BE) Sunday, Nov 14 2021 Extra City Antwerpen, (BE) Tuesday, Oct 5 2021 POW Film Fest Portland, (US) Sep 4–Sep 5 2021 SLAC/Beeldende & Audiovisuele Kunst Leuven, (BE) Monday, Jun 14 2021 Extra City Antwerpen, (BE) May 7–Nov 7 2021