Herman Asselberghs on Zen for Film's Enchanted Materialism
Herman Asselberghs's essay 'Beyond the Appearance of Imagelessness: Preliminary Notes on Zen for Film's Enchanted Materialism' was published on September 23, 2009, as part of Afterall Journal Issue 22. The text explores the concept of imagelessness in film through the lens of Zen philosophy and materialist theory. The full article is accessible only to journal subscribers or via individual purchase from the University of Chicago Press. Related articles in the same journal include works on Inauk S. Gullah, Gonzalo Díaz, and a response to the Save M HKA roundtable.
Key facts
- Essay published on 23 September 2009
- Part of Afterall Journal Issue 22
- Written by Herman Asselberghs
- Title: Beyond the Appearance of Imagelessness: Preliminary Notes on Zen for Film's Enchanted Materialism
- Full text available only to subscribers or via purchase from University of Chicago Press
- Related articles include Inside History: The Life and Paintings of Inauk S. Gullah (12 Mar 2026)
- Related articles include A Monument within Another Monument: A Conversation with Gonzalo Díaz (14 Jan 2026)
- Related articles include Shoring up the Republic: Gonzalo Díaz’s Infrastructural Aesthetics (14 Jan 2026)
Entities
Artists
- Herman Asselberghs
- Inauk S. Gullah
- Gonzalo Díaz
- Sheau Yun Lim
- Antonio Echeverría
- Rada Georgieva
- Els Silvrants-Barclay
Institutions
- Afterall
- University of Chicago Press
- M HKA
Sources
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