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".
(c)image: M HKA
The title of Kuzminki refers to a far-flung district in Moscow known for its popular lakeside park. Bratkov asked a number of visitors and passers-by “what Kuzminki means to them” – their idyllic, dreamy answers contrast dramatically with the grim reality of a polluted park which has become a frequent destination for illegal nocturnal waste disposal.
