{"id":14267,"title":"L'Immortelle mort du monde","dimensions":"72.5 x 55.8 cm","date_begin":"1960-01-01","material":"print on cardboard","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":118,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":5,"stream_count":0,"collection":"M HKA, Antwerp","cached_tag_list":"","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"\u003cp\u003eExcerpt of the conversation between Robert Filliou (RF) and Irmeline Lebeer (IL), Flayosc, France, August 1976.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRF: Everything happens and everything happens at the same time. We think everything at the same time. That’s the Deathless Dying\u0026nbsp;of the World. Western thinking. We accept that we should only think of one thing at the time. The idea\u0026nbsp;is that when, for example, I’m in Venice (I’ve never been in Venice), then at the same time I think it’s pretty, it’s shit, I don’t care. Why? When? What does it have to do with me? I’ll go back next year. It’s a pity I’m not with some pretty Italian girl. I think about everything at the same time. That’s the Deathless Dying\u0026nbsp;of the World.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[...]\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRF: Daniel [Spoerri] told me about a theatre play that would be changing. He had developed the concept with Claus Bremer. That interested me very much. I wrote The Deathless Dying\u0026nbsp;of the World, a play that changes all the time. Right until the end of the world, there will always be difference. As soon as I had written it [in 1960] I decided to present it in the form of a poster with the whole text. It’s a very important date, because it was the first visual thing I did. And afterwards I developed in the direction you know.\u003cbr\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;My encounter with Daniel was very important. He always was, and still is, a very good friend, but he’s also a great catalyst. It was he who introduced me to practically all the people who became my best friends: Dieter Roth, Emmett Williams, in particular. But also people I like but, with whom I’m less close, like Tinguely. Seeing his first exhibition in 1960 was a revelation. Or Soto, Burri, etc.\u0026nbsp;He took me everywhere. I always think about Daniel with a lot of pleasure. This was really a key encounter for me.\u003c/p\u003e","date_end":"1967-01-01","reference":"","stream_count_app":37,"permalink":"l-immortelle-mort-du-monde","description_ca":"","short_description_ca":"","description_it":"","short_description_it":"","cached_primary_asset_url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/095/999/medium_500/2026__Doorgaan_CP_F028.jpeg?1781271147","cached_actor_names":"Robert Filliou","hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":"","short_description_uk":"","description_tr":"","short_description_tr":"","mhka_works":true,"category":{"en":"Multiple","nl":"Multipel","fr":"Multiple"},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/095/999/large/2026__Doorgaan_CP_F028.jpeg?1781271147","poster_credits":"© Estate of Robert Filliou \u0026 Peter Freeman Inc., Paris/New York — image: M HKA, 2026","translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Everything happens and everything happens at the same time. We think everything at the same time. That’s the Deathless Dying of the World. Western thinking. We accept that we should only think of one thing at the time. The idea is that when, for example, I’m in Venice (I’ve never been in Venice), then at the same time I think it’s pretty, it’s shit, I don’t care. Why? When? What does it have to do with me? I’ll go back next year. It’s a pity I’m not with some pretty Italian girl. I think about everything at the same time. That’s the Deathless Dying of the World. I wrote The Deathless Dying of the World, a play that changes all the time. Right until the end of the world, there will always be difference. As soon as I had written it [in 1960] I decided to present it in the form of a poster with the whole text. It’s a very important date, because it was the first visual thing I did. And afterwards I developed in the direction you know.’\u003cbr\u003e- Robert Filliou\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Alles gebeurt en alles gebeurt tegelijk. We denken aan alles tegelijk. Dat is het Onsterfelijke sterven van de wereld. Westers denken. We accepteren dat we maar aan één ding tegelijk mogen denken. Het idee is dat wanneer ik bijvoorbeeld in Venetië ben (ik ben nog nooit in Venetië geweest), ik tegelijkertijd denk: het is mooi, het is waardeloos, het kan me niet schelen. Waarom? Wanneer? Wat heeft het met mij te maken? Ik ga volgend jaar terug. Jammer dat ik niet met een of ander mooi Italiaans meisje ben. Ik denk aan alles tegelijk. Dat is het Onsterfelijke Sterven van de Wereld. Ik schreef 'Het onsterfelijke sterven van de wereld', een toneelstuk dat voortdurend verandert. Tot het einde der tijden zal er altijd verschil zijn. Zodra ik het had geschreven [in 1960] besloot ik het te presenteren in de vorm van een poster met de volledige tekst. Het is een heel belangrijke datum, want het was het eerste visuele werk dat ik maakte. En daarna ontwikkelde ik me in de richting die je kent.’\u003cbr\u003e- Robert Filliou\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e« Tout arrive et tout se passe en même temps. Nous pensons tout en même temps. C’est “l’Immortelle mort du monde”. La pensée occidentale. Nous acceptons que nous ne devrions penser qu’à une seule chose à la fois. L’idée est que lorsque je suis à Venise, par exemple (je ne suis jamais allé à Venise), je trouve ça en même temps joli, merdique, et sans intérêt. Pourquoi ? Quand ? Qu’est-ce que ça a à voir avec moi ? J’y retournerai l’année prochaine. Dommage que je ne sois pas avec l’une ou l’autre jolie Italienne. Je pense à tout en même temps. C’est ça, “L’Immortelle mort du monde”. J’ai écrit L’Immortelle mort du monde, une pièce qui change tout le temps. Jusqu’à la fin du monde, il y aura toujours de la différence. Dès que je l’ai écrite [en 1960], j’ai décidé de la présenter sous forme d’affiche avec le texte intégral. C’est une date très importante, car c’était la première œuvre visuelle que j’ai réalisée. Et par la suite, j’ai évolué dans la direction que vous connaissez. »\u003cbr\u003e- Robert Filliou\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e"},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":52,"name":"Robert Filliou","category":{"en":"Creator","nl":"Vervaardiger","fr":"Créateur"}}]}