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 I watched the White Dogs of the Dawn, Els Dietvorst addresses the troubles of Irish fishermen in coping with European fishing quotas. She talks to the inhabitants of Kilmore Quay village and provides a rough sketch of the tension underlying the personal and deeply human stories and the political-economic context.
