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The pure necessity is the title of Claerbout’s latest video work, which explores the animated classic film The Jungle Book - which, incidentally, celebrated its 50th anniversary last year.
The pure necessity centers exclusively on the representation of animals, their sounds, and the noise of nature. Claerbout abstains from using dialog, music, or dance - and apart from a little girl with a water jug, there are no human beings in his version of the Jungle Book. Twelve animation artists collaborated with Claerbout on this large-scale project, creating individual color drawings to help him …