ABOUT PERENNIAL

PERENNIAL IS A TEMPORARY AUDITORIUM, THOUGHT OF AS A SALON, SHAPED AS AN EVENT. THE TERM “PERENNIAL” REFERS TO THE CYCLICAL BLOOMING OF PLANTS, AS WELL AS TO THE NOTION OF UNIVERSAL RECURRENCE OF PHILOSOPHICAL IDEAS, THROUGH TIMES AND CULTURES. ASSUMING THAT FUTURE VISIONS ARE PROJECTED MEMORIES, SUBLIME AND OUTER WORLDLY PERSPECTIVES CAN ALSO BE CONCEIVED AS PROJECTED INTERIORS. PERENNIAL AS SALON AND AUDITORIUM WILL FUNCTION AS A MODEL OF THIS HYPOTHESIS AND THE DEPARTURE POINT FOR A VAST EVENING PROGRAM INCLUDING CHRISTIAN WALDVĂ–GEL, ETTORE SOTTSASS, JOS DE GRUYTER & HARALD THYS, MARK VON SCHLEGELL, GIUSEPPE TERRAGNI, ERIK THYS A.O


PERENNIAL IS A PROJECT OF ARNAUD HENDRICKX, MICHAEL VAN DEN ABEELE AND RICHARD VENLET.


PROJECT SUPPORTED BY: OPAK, WIELS, FAK.

AGENDA

FRI 27 MAY 18:00 - 21:00 WIELS
OPENING.


WED 01 JUNE 20:00 WIELS
HARALD THYS & JOS DE GRUYTER - FILM PREMIERE.


FRI 10 JUNE 20:00 WIELS
CHRISTIAN WALDVĂ–GEL - GLOBUS CASSUS, LECTURE.


WED 15 JUNE 20:00 WIELS
MARK VON SHLEGELL - THE SECRET LIFE OF A SENTIENT PLANT, READING.


FRI 24 JUNE 20:00 WIELS
NANAMI KOHSHOU - BUTOH PERFORMANCE


FRI 01 JULY 20:00 WIELS

ERIK THYS - SPACE AND THE SOUL, LECTURE.


WED 6 JULY 20:00 WIELS

DIRK DE MEYER - TERRAGNI'S DANTEUM, LECTURE.

PERENNIAL #1 - 01 JUNE 20H: JOS DE GRUYTER & HARALD THYS - VIDEO PROJECTION

JOS DE GRUYTER & HARALD THYS - FRITZ
(FOTO: ESTER GORIS)