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".
©image: M HKA
A small sheet of paper hangs behind a glass plate, on which you can see the text "To see the other side, make a hole in the wall here". A small cross indicates where the hole in the wall has to be made. Joëlle Tuerlinckx invades the architectural space, with such simple resources as this. The reference to an exceedingly simple action suggests the disappearance of the wall.
