The exhibition project Middle Gate II – The Story of Dymphna is a collaboration between M HKA (Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp) and the cultural centre de Werft in Geel. Middle Gate II is the follow up to the exhibition Middle Gate, curated by Jan Hoet in Geel in 2013. The exhibition concept is closely tied to the legend of the holy Dymphna, saint of the possessed, the mentally ill and patroness against epilepsy and insanity. The legend of Dymphna shares a strong connection to the identity of Geel, "the charitable city".

Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven / AMVK

(c)image: AMVK
Instinct, Etc..., 1994
Mixed Media , 60 x 60 x 2.5 cm
paint and plexi on wood

"Painting on blue Plexiglass plate and scraps of Plexiglass, mounted on a wooden black square. Written on the scraps, nailed to the painted interior and giving a choice to complete the work, are the words: Instinct, Insult, Intelligence." 

− AMVK