This composition has been written in 2005 on the occasion of the retrospective of good friend of the composer, the Belgian painter Ronald De Preter.
The work contains 7 parts and an epilogue.

In the work of Ronald De Preter the transience of life is a central issue.
Wim Henderickx did not want to render an anecdotic musical expression of the work of Ronald, but tried to look for the deeper meaning behind his paintings.

It didn't become a typical work for piano, the piano player will also be singing and playing in the instrument. 

Each part has as subtitle Lento-Rubato, Quasi Senza Tempo (slow and free, almost without tempo). 

The work has been performed many times with live electronics, developed by Wim Henderickx and Jorrit Tamminga.