(Geduld) Wachten, Attendre, Wait, Warten

During the twentieth century art has, for a great deal, shifted towards conceptual art, where the finished execution of an art work is of less importance then the idea behind it. This definition could be applied to Dewaele’s video. The image of a doorbell that says ’wachten’ (wait) is shown. So the viewer waits... and waits, but the image never changes. After half an hour, when the video is at it’s end, you realize your patience (’Geduld’) has indeed been tested.