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".

    Donna Kukama

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    (c)image: M HKA
    The Monument of Apologies, 2015
    Donna Kukama
    Video

    The Monument of Apologies (2015) is closely related to Belgium’s African present and past. The performance takes place in the Matonge area of Brussels, a focal point for the country’s large Congolese expatriate community. In the video, we see Kukama maneuvering a roller bag (this time it is black) through its streets. Only she is moving forward; everyone else – everything else – is moving backward. In the postcard, we see her covering her face with a black scarf. It is as if Kukama is appropriating the very European notion of black as the colour of mournful commemoration.

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