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".

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Guy Mees

© Guy Mees, 2024, Galerie Ronny Van de Velde

Verloren Ruimte (Lost Space), 1965

Installation , 120 cm ø

Lace, blue neon, wood

Away with paint. In the 1960s that is the slogan

of Guy Mees. This avant-garde artist exchanges

canvas and charcoal for industrially produced lace

and neon lights. Whether they are round, square or

triangular, these works all bear the enigmatic title

Verloren Ruimte (Lost Space). Just like Verheyen,

Mees plays with concepts such as space and

light. In 1959 they both spend the summer at the

Tempeliershof, an empty farm in Weert, where they

work and write together. For Verheyen, Mees is

‘the painter who showed me the solution’ and

questioned the definition of painting.