Middle Gate

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    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".

    Mark Manders

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    (c)image: M HKA
    Fragment uit zelfportret als gebouw (bundel van vergissingen) [Fragment from self-portrait as a building (bundle of mistakes)], 1994
    Mark Manders
    Installation , 102 x 21 x 28 cm
    mixed media

    *‘Fragment from self-portrait as a building (bundle of mistakes)’* is a fine metal framework to which all manner of found objects – among which, a desiccated mouse – are attached. This sculpture, which in principle may stand alone, can also be integrated into the larger installation *Fragment from self-portrait as a building* (1993). This is why the work is characteristic for Mark Manders’ oeuvre, where the separate works (as virtual rooms) ultimately all are components of his total *self-portrait as a building*.

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