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".

Mark Manders

°1968
Lives in Ronse,
Lives in Arnhem,
Born in Volkel,

Mark Manders is a Dutch visual artist. His oeuvre consists mainly of installations, drawings, sculpture and short films. An important characteristic of the art of Mark Manders is that his works are not to be seen as separate, individual works of art, but are constituent of his larger *self-portrait as a building*: a labyrinthine sculptural construction with many virtual rooms. The installations are representations of his ideas and thoughts and invite the viewer to decipher both the mystery of the work, and of the artist.

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