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 / scan: M HKA, 2019
    Sensation (videoloop 'Illusions'), 2000
    Els Dietvorst
    Video , 00:10:00
    mini DV (colour, sound)

    In January 1999, Els Dietvorst began her multimedia project, The Return of the Swallows, in Brussels. During the project’s second phase, Els Dietvorst produced three short films: Illusions in collaboration with the district’s inhabitants. Together, they embarked on a quest for new artistic forms and attempt to render the invisible visible. One of the films Sensation is based on the story of Bahman and how he got from from Iran to Belgium.

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