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 Archief, scan: M HKA, 2019
    Libera Me, 2006-2007
    Els Dietvorst
    Video , 00:01:47
    16 mm film

    Libera Me, Santa Barbara I & II, Dietvorsts only 16mm film so far, focuses on Saint Barbara, the patron saint of the miners. What would Saint Barbara look like today and is it possible to create a new myth around her? Can we create a form of solidarity across generations and cultures? Dietvorst uses these questions as a starting point for her residence in Genk.

     

    Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

    in die illa tremenda

    quando coeli movendi sunt et terra,

    dum veneris judicare saeculum per ignem.

     

    Tremens factus sum ego et timeo,

    dum discussion venerit atque venture ira:

    quando coeli movendi sunt et terra.

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