Middle Gate

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    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

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    (c)video still: AMVK
    Schetsboek Kasteel , 1989
    Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven / AMVK
    Video , 00:04:50
    16 mm animation, VHS

    "The two screens up, mirrored, is called an altar and is a perpetual sediment  of  bipartition, perspective, computer-drawings and exorcised rituals. The drawings show the hotelcastle of my grandparents, a black sun, a female breast, time-measurement and colors. The castle is personal history and the dancer is Marc Vanrunxt."

    − AMVK

    Camera: Georges Terryn, AMVK

    Dancer: Marc Vanrunxt

    Animation and editing: AMVK

    Producer: Club Moral

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