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.

Breeze 9 (Natural Air Conditioning and Adobe Houses), 2015

Installation, variable dimensions.

©image: M HKA

Collection: Courtesy of the artist.

Róza El-Hassan proposes a solution to the housing problem caused by the large number of refugees within Syria and in neighbouring countries: build shelters using the cheapest local material (adobe bricks) in the shape of the traditional ‘beehive’ houses of northern Syria. The domed constructions do not need to be insulated in winter and keep cool in summer. Another model for a simple dwelling is the one-room adobe ‘cube’ common in the Egyptian countryside. These two structures will be erected in the exhibition, as a sculptural installation (and a large painting, because they will also be adorned with a representation of the starry sky) but also as functional prototypes for emergency housing that can be mass-produced with support from the NGO sector.

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Artist

> Róza El-Hassan.

Exhibitions & Ensembles

> Exhibition: The Welfare State. M HKA, Antwerpen, 29 May 2015 - 27 September 2015.

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>Róza El-Hassan, Breeze 9 (Natural Air Conditioning and Adobe Houses), 2015.Drawing.