Middle Gate

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".

Lili Dujourie

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image: © M HKA, Collectie M HKA, Collectie Vlaamse Gemeenschap

Zonder titel (Blauw naakt), 1980

Lili Dujourie

Mixed Media

Diaprojectie

After her experiments with video, Lili Dujourie turns to slide projection. Untitled (Blauw naakt (Blue Nude)) is a projection with two slides of a female nude in front of a blue drape. The two images which are projected next to one another, are distinguished by a different pose. The naked woman and the drape refer to the baroque, more in particular to Eve on Van Eyck's The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb. The model becomes a tableau vivant.

Untitled (Blauw naakt) is Dujouries first work in which velvet plays a prominent role. Afterwards, she'll often make use of this fabric. Untitled (Blauw naakt) is a contemporary still life because the model's environment is consciously shown – a piece of the floor, a heater. It isn’t a portrait.

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