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.

>Els Dietvorst

Mandrake, Manhole, Bunker, Trou, 1998-2019

Drawing, in situ.

Courtesy of the Artist - Photo: Orla Barry

Collection: Courtesy the artist .

In 1998, Els Dietvorst presents a pen drawing at the exhibition Mandrake, Manhole, Bunker, Trou, that unfolds on the walls of Brussels bar De Dolle Mol. For *Dooltocht/A desperate quest to find a base for hope, a new version will be realised in the M HKA. The wall drawing is reminiscent of ancient rock paintings; in it, people, trees and earth seem to be intertwined. The mandragora from the title is a plant that, allegedly, was already described on Assyrian clay tablets in the 15th century BC; in ancient times, magical powers were attributed to its root. But the work might just as well be a vision of the future. Dietvorst advocates a more cyclical approach to the concept of time, in which present, past and future are interconnected.

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> Els Dietvorst.

Exhibitions & Ensembles

> Exhibition: Els Dietvorst - Dooltocht I A desperate quest to find a base for hope. M HKA, Antwerpen, 07 February 2020 - 30 August 2020.

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