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".

    Els Dietvorst

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    (c)Els Dietvorst, photo: M HKA, 2019
    Koningskinderen, 2004
    Els Dietvorst
    Book , 21.5 x 15.5 cm
    ink on paper

    In late 2003, Els Dietvorst began a series of surveys and workshops with boys from the locked facility De Hutten in the Municipal Institution for Special Youth Rehabilitation Treatment in Mol. Dietvorst used these conversations as the basis for a colour palette for the doors of the rooms. The project was documented in the book Koningskinderen (Royal Children) that was created by the boys, and in a film.

    Els Dietvorst, Koningskinderen, Firefly vzw (non-profit), Brussels, 2004, ill.; 21,5 cm × 16.5 cm, texts: Dutch
     

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