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".

    Els Dietvorst

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    (c)Els Dietvorst
    After the Flood [Na de zondvloed, Aprés le déluge], 2002
    Els Dietvorst
    Video , 01:05:00
    digital file (colour, sound)

    After the Flood consists of numerous pieces of theatre and recitation, with exclusively texts by Arthur Rimbaud. In the process of the Return of the Swallows this marks the first time the Swallows leave their neighbourhood to act in the cultural centre of Strombeek-Bever. The decor bathes in only three colours: red, black and white, the favorite colours of both Dietvorst and Rimbaud. Every swallow had the same exposure time.

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