About the Work:

Hailstone is a ‘condensation’ of images from 2020 in Super 8 film. The work, composed of moments lived or seen through screens -such as video calls, Instagram lives, home videos or TV broadcasts-, solidifies a piece of the collective memory of the year of the pandemic.

Excerpt from the text EXCEPT FOR CARESSES (2023) by programmer Luna Issa: Claudia Claremi’s Hailstone positions itself somewhere between a ‘day in the life’ self-portrait and a snapshot reel of significant moments during the pandemic. While the filmmaker prepares meals and catches up with friends on video calls, broadcasts from a world in lockdown, including reports on Black Lives Matter activism, are heard.