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".
This video-installtion with a registration of the performance in Pittsburgh constitutes of a tryptich. On the middle screen, a movie shows the performance from ORLAN's arrival at the museum with her easel at the moment when she washes the dress. The side screens show the 3D flayed model of ORLAN. This models have been specifically designed for this performance according to ORLAN's body and moves. Those two screens also present the results from the bracelets in a graphical form.
