Cogels Osylei

Copyright artist(s) and courtesy argos

Artist(s)

Year

1970

Duration

00:05:25

Installation

Original format

16mm

Color

b&w

Color system

Languages

Spoken: Dutch; Flemish
Subtitles: English UK

Availability

Distribution

This is a report on the Cogels-Osylei and the Zurenborg district of Berchem and an earnest plead for their conservation. We get a view on the new concrete buildings at the end of the Lei and views on the streets in the district and archive photographs. At the time there was a demonstration in support of the area, protesting against the local council.

Original broadcast date: 01/05/1970

Content:
00’00" Leader. 00’07" Titles. 00’15" Report on Cogels-Osylei and the Zurenborg district of Berchem, earnestly pleading for their conservation. View of the new concrete buildings at the end of the Lei. Views of streets in the district. Pictures of facades and their ornamentation, street names, balconies and turrets on roofs. Demonstration in support of Cogels-Osylei, protesting against the local council. 04’S5" Archive photographs of Cogels-Osylei. 05’17" Announcements for festivals. 05’27" Credits. 05’30"
(Source: Jef Cornelis 1964 - 1990, Espace Art Contemporain : Maison de la culture et de la Communication de Saint-Etienne, 1991)