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".

    Susana Pilar Delahante Matienzo

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    Collection M HKA/Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp, image: (c) M HKA
    Pase. Acceso ilimitado [Come In, Unlimited Access], 2003
    Susana Pilar Delahante Matienzo
    Installation , 18 x (40 x 30 cm), 2 x (51 x 40 cm)
    ink, paper

    Photography is a place where life and death unite in a single image. With her composition Pase. Acceso ilimitado (Come in, unlimited access), Susana Pilar Delahante Matienzo challenges the viewer to enter a world of danger and violence. She projects self-portraits of pain and suffering onto the body as virtual tattoos, transforming her work into a vital sign of resilience and resistance, but also of persistent accusation.

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