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)image: M HKA

Breathing Mountain, 2016

Michèle Matyn

Installation , 402 x 392 cm

Wallpaper vinyl

The image Breathing Mountain, which is also based on a Polaroid, depicts a geological phenomenon where holes in karstic mountain walls regularly expel air. The overall effect being of the stone landform being a breathing entity. The image of an inanimate part of nature respiring, provided Matyn with the starting point for the exhibition, considering how humans relate to nature, and how they have projected human characteristics onto natural forms in order to consider ones place in the universe.

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