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".

    Ricardo Brey

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    (c)image: Alina Sardiña - Courtesy of the artist and Courtesy Alexander Gray Associates, New York © Ricardo Brey/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
    Árbol Cortado (Felled tree), 2013-2014
    Ricardo Brey
    Photography , c.a. 150 x 260 cm
    Photo on canvas, bucket and pearls

    '''Some of the works could only have been made here [in Cuba],' he says. His starting point were five images of tree trunks that had caugt fire -which can be interpreted as a metaphor for Cuba. 'It is a psychological portrait of Cuba,' he explains. Brey has supplemented the photo's with objects. By doing this he creates a continuation of the stems and roots of the tree in the picture in chains, pearls and buttons. For a different work, he uses a string of pearls that form a loop. Or rusted beams resting on pillows. It makes for a successful combination between two and three dimensional elements."

    In: Steverlynck, S,. Heureux Comme Ulysse. In: H ART, 15/05/2014, p. 29

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