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For Now

Herman Asselberghs

video, color, 4:3, stereo, Dutch spoken (EN st), BE, 2017, 32’

In times of great turmoil, time comes to a standstill.

The central two movements in For Now are panoramic shots and firm, vertical edits. They show shifts of place without the journey. Nature, the wind, movement occurring on its own: this seems to be the film’s real subject matter. The film unfolds in waves. Locations appear, disappear, and come round again – Lewinsky Park, Maximilian Park, Habima Square, Lion Square, Zuccotti Park, Times Square or pastoral landscapes at opposite ends of the Mediterranean Sea. The actions are the same: people wait, pass by, kill time. The contrasts between refugees and citizens, tourists and activists, Israelis and Palestinians, Europeans and Americans: all become less clear. The repetition of these blurred relationships, Asselberghs’ decision to film after the fact, the enigmatic inclusion of hand signals – all these work together to reveal a distinct constellation in which things come together momentarily before taking their leave. It is a film running alongside events, alongside time. A contemporary film in the pure sense of the word – a way of being with time.

For Now is also a publication.

Images Fairuz, Mieriën Coppens
Editing Fairuz
Voice recording & sound design Boris Debackere
Text Herman Asselberghs
Voice Willy Thomas
Color Grading Florian Keirse
Produced by Auguste Orts
With the support of Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie, Cultuurcentrum Mechelen, Contour Mechelen, De Garage, Beursschouwburg, LUCA School of Arts, On & For Production

For Now has been on display at the following locations:

Cinema RITCS Brussels, (BE) Tuesday, Feb 18 2020 Emergent Veurne, (BE) Feb 24–May 19 2019 LUCA Brussels, (BE) Friday, Dec 14 2018 Bienal de la Imagen en Movimiento Buenos Aires, (AR) Nov 2–Nov 5 2018 National Art Gallery Vilnius, (LT) Wednesday, Oct 24 2018 Artists’ House Kaunas, (LT) Thursday, Sep 27 2018 De Appel Amsterdam, (NL) Wednesday, May 23 2018 Schwarzescafé Zurich, (CH) Wednesday, Mar 28 2018 Het Bos Antwerpen, (BE) Friday, Mar 2 2018 Argos Brussel, (BE) Jan 27–Apr 22 2018 Film Festival Torino, (IT) Nov 28–Nov 29 2017 Research symposium Liverpool, (GB) May 26–May 27 2017 KINO Rotterdam, (NL) Wednesday, May 24 2017 Courtisane Ghent, (BE) Sunday, Apr 2 2017 Film Festival Ann Arbor, (US) Wednesday, Mar 22 2017 NONA Mechelen, (BE) Wednesday, Jan 25 2017 De Garage Mechelen, (BE) Dec 3 2016–Feb 12 2017 Beursschouwburg Brussel, (BE) Thursday, Nov 24 2016