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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Liliane Vertessen

Ready to Go, 1998

Liliane Vertessen

Photography , 63,2 x 50,7 cm (framed: 65 x 53 cm)

colour photograph (ed. 50 + A.P.)

Liliane Vertessen uses her own body as an artistic medium. Photography is central to her work, often combined with feathers, sequins, sensual fabrics and neon lettering. Vertessen’s work is both an ode to the female body and a critique of the dominant male gaze that reduces women to sex objects. Ready to go shows the artist getting ready to dive into the nightlife.

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