video | audio
exhibitions
herman de vries
exhibition in L.A.C. Lieu d'Art Contemporain, Sigean/Narbonne
filmed by the L.A.C./Bastien Candille and published on August 28, 2021 (6:14 min).
herman de vries - how green is the grass?
exhibition in Georg-Kolbe-Museum, Berlin
filmed by the Kolbe Museum, Berlin and published on February, 2020 (6:31 min - German version).
herman de vries - chance & change
exhibition in MUSAC, León
filmed by Vince de Vries and published on July 27, 2017 (10:05 min - English version).
herman de vries - stein, erde, holz
exhibition in the Städtische Galerie Bietigheim-Bissingen
broadcasted in Kunscht! a program by SWR on October 20, 2016 (3:29 min - German spoken).
Venice Biennale Arte 2015
published by La Biennale di Venezia Channel on May 7, 2015 (3:30 min).
Venice Biennale Arte 2015
behind the Biennale "to be all ways to be"
directed by Poppy de Villeneuve and published by ART SY on June 7, 2015 (2:39 min).
Stedelijk Museum Schiedam 2014
interview with Colin Huizing in the series Exposé
published for Stadsomroep Schiedam; uploaded on Youtube on October 2, 2014 (10:28-24:40 min - Dutch spoken).
Objektivität und Zufall
'Objektivität und Zufall', film by Gerd Winkler for TV program 'Hessenschau', Hessische Rundfunk (3:09 min) on the occasion of the exhibition 'herman de vries. objektivität und zufall' in Galerie d, Frankfurt am Main (May 8-June 12, 1964).
0 × 0 = Kunst: Maler ohne Farbe und Pinsel
'0 × 0 = Kunst: Maler ohne Farbe und Pinsel', film by Gerd Winkler for TV Hessische Rundfunk (45:00 min), first broadcast on June 27, 1962.
interviews
Kunstmuseum Ravensburg 2017
interview with herman de vries in his studio on January 26, 2017 by Nicole Fritz, filmed and edited by Kristof Georgen
published by Kunstmuseum Ravensburg in March 2017 (5:25 min - German spoken).
herman de vries - basic values
herman de vries in conversation with Roel Arkesteijn (September 25, 2015)
uploaded on March 8, 2016 on Vimeo (11:53 min - Dutch spoken).
Venice Biennale Arte 2015
interview by Anna McNay, filmed by Martin Kennedy
published by Studio International on June 22, 2015 (7:09 min).
Hexendrogen und Schamanenpflanzen
interview by Markus Berger
broadcasted by Nachtschatten Television (9) and published on YouTube on March 17, 2013 (1:45-9:00 min).
Hexendrogen und Schamanenpflanzen
interview by Markus Berger
broadcasted by Nachtschatten Television (11) and published on YouTube on March 17, 2013 (12:26-24:00 min).
short clips
on the forest path (2017)
introduction by herman de vries for Groundwork Gallery, Kings Lynn UK 2017
filmed by Joana Schwender, edited by Vince de Vries
uploaded on Vimeo in March 2017 (4.20 min).
finden - barlach haus, hamburg
short clips, filmed by Vince de Vries for the exhibition at the Barlach Haus, Hamburg and (partly) for the city council of Haßfurt in 2017 (7:19 min - German subtitled).
charcoal drawing 15/07/2014
filmed by Kim Zeegers for De Ketelfactory/Stedelijk Museum Schiedam in 2014
uploaded on Vimeo in August 26, 2014 (5.57 min).
burned wood on wall
filmed by Kim Zeegers for De Ketelfactory/Stedelijk Museum Schiedam in 2014
uploaded on Vimeo in January 26, 2015 (1:45 min).
rosa damascena
filmed for RTV Rijnmond by Jacco van Giessen for De Ketelfactory/Stedelijk Museum Schiedam in 2014
uploaded on Vimeo, September 19, 2014 (3:25 min- Dutch spoken).
video portraits
umarmt von der welt (2025)
filmed by Frodo Terpstra for Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Enschede (50 min - Dutch/German)
In addition to material that Terpstra himself shot in 2024, the documentary also includes footage of herman's son Vince de Vries (filmed in 2013) and journalist Nina Bigalke (filmed in 2020).
zielsverrukkingen (2014)
filmed by Kim Zeegers for De Ketelfactory/Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
uploaded on Vimeo on September 21, 2014 (26:26 min - English subtitles).
en passant. ein journal entsteht (2012)
dokumentation einer reise im dezember 2012
herman de vries and Katharina Winterhalter; with susanne & herman de vries, Mirjam de Vries, Katja & Wolfgang Bauer and Katharina Winterhalter
Dutch Masters in the 21st century (2010)
series of short film portraits of contemporary visual artists in their studio or workshop
filmed by Barbara Makkinga
uploaded on Vimeo on November 11, 2015 (15:07 min - Dutch spoken).
to be all ways to be -herman de vries (1988)
filmed by Dietrich Lehmstedt in the series 'Europäischen Kulturporträts', broadcasted on June 5, 1988 by WDR-SW (43 min.)
audio
Venice Biennale Arte 2015
interview by Wineke van Muiswinkel on the occasion of the nomination for the Biennale 2015
broadcasted by NPO Radio 1 on Sunday November 23, 2014 in the NPO/NTR/VPRO program 'Radio Doc' (5:40-45:00 min - Dutch spoken).
interview by Emmie Kollau on the occasion of the nomination for the Biennale 2015
broadcasted by radio 1 on May 7, 2015 in the VPRO program 'Nooit meer slapen' (11:42 min - Dutch spoken).
short interview by Anton de Goede on the occasion of the nomination for the Biennale 2015.
broadcasted by radio 1 on Tuesday July 15, 2014 in the VPRO program 'Nooit meer slapen' (9:22 min - Dutch spoken).
Een leven lang 2000
interview herman de vries with Lejo Siepe for the Radio 5 program 'Een leven lang', February 24, 2000. The recording was digitized by Henk Woudsma (56:18 min - Dutch spoken).
Audio Arts 1997
interview by Mel Gooding on the Munster sanctuary.
Audio Arts: Volume 17 No 3 & 4, Side C (00:12:15-00:20:24 herman de vries) stored on the site of Tate, London (8:09 min - English spoken).