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
Other , 8 x (21 x 25 x 3.5 cm)
Paint on plastic dishes

"8 transparent Plexiglass boxes filled with semi-transparent layers of painted elements. Each of them is a work of which the final visual image is arbitrary, the structure within stays loose. Made for my installation in the group exhibition "Vierkant" (Square), curated by Jan Hoet, inspired by the writings of René Descartes and shown at the SMAK in Ghent in 1993." — AMVK