Film, 00:20:00.
©Paul De Vree, Jef Verheyen
Collection: M HKA, Antwerp.
In 1964 Jef Verheyen and poet Paul De Vree make the experimental film Essentieel (Essential). It enables Verheyen to present real vibrations, reflections and tremors of light. Experiencing light is more important to him than painting it. In Essentieel we see flashing, monochrome fields of colour and abstract representations of the elements: fire, water, earth and air. Abstract soundscapes are interrupted by recurring sentences in different languages:
Als de zon zonnig alleen zijn
Off to the cosmos
Plonger dans l’infini
Quiver entirely
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> Paul De Vree.
> Jef Verheyen.
> Exhibition: Jef Verheyen. Window on Infinity. KMSKA, Antwerpen, 23 March 2024 - 18 August 2024.
> Exhibition: gegen den Himmel. against the sky. Museum Morsbroich Leverkusen, Leverkusen, 15 September 2024 - 23 February 2025.
> Ensemble: Window on Infinity - Room 06.