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".

Michèle Matyn

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(c)photo: M HKA

Gathering, 2016

Michèle Matyn

Installation , Dimensions variable

Digital print on baryt, tree trunks

This diptych of works presents images of the same place from slightly different perspectives. The images are held up against the wall through the weight of leaning tree trunks. This means of displaying the images is derived from the act witnessed by the artist in Sri Lanka for leaning sticks in places to mark a passage, or to designate spaces that are considered meaningful.

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