M HKA gaat digitaal

Met M HKA Ensembles zetten we onze eerste échte stappen in het digitale landschap. Ons doel is met behulp van nieuwe media de kunstwerken nog beter te kaderen dan we tot nu toe hebben kunnen doen.

We geven momenteel prioriteit aan smartphones en tablets, m.a.w. de in-museum-ervaring. Maar we zijn evenzeer hard aan het werk aan een veelzijdige desktop-versie. Tot het zover is vind je hier deze tussenversie.

M HKA goes digital

Embracing the possibilities of new media, M HKA is making a particular effort to share its knowledge and give art the framework it deserves.

We are currently focusing on the experience in the museum with this application for smartphones and tablets. In the future this will also lead to a versatile desktop version, which is now still in its construction phase.

Ensemble: Dieren / Animaux / Animals / Tiere

© SABAM België, 2017 - Courtesy Deutsche Bank, 2017

From the very beginning, animals played an important role in Joseph Beuys work. Bees, hares, stags, swans and several other animals constantly appear in his work. He attributed complex symbolic meanings to animals, building on his knowledge of mythology and Christianity. Beuys believed that animals had the capacity to inspire people. The stag, the animal of the gods in Germanic myth, often occurs as the companion of the soul and as a guiding and protective sign appearing in times of danger. The swan, inspired by the Lohengrin mythology, stands for the forces connecting life and death. The swan's neck, searching for food, forms the connection between what is below and above the surface and fetches energy from inside the Earth. Hares symbolise boundless freedom. Whereas Beuys relates the organisation of bees to societal processes. Bees also produce honey which Beuys saw as a source of natural energy.

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Works

>Joseph Beuys, Aus dem Leben der Bienen, 1950-1980.Print, lithography; ink on graphic paper, 56 x 76 cm.

>Joseph Beuys, Schwäne, 1953.Drawing, watercolour; pencil on paper, 25.4 x 37.5 cm.