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".
(c)Els Dietvorst
In 2010, Dietvorst moves to Ireland. First Impressions follows the seasons and changes in the garden for a year, from the same camera angle.
“I don’t think I’ve ever learned so much as in these last ten years: living with the seasons, growing vegetables, appreciating weeds, squeezing caterpillars, killing ducks, plucking chickens, snaring rabbits, and driving a tractor. And what it means to live, love and die with nature.”
ED
