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.

Magnetische velden [Magnetic Fields], 1979

Object, 109.8 x 76 x 77 cm.

©image: M HKA

Collection: Galerij De Vuyst, Lokeren.

To prepare for his construction of a large magnetic interstellar spaceship, Panamarenko began a quest in the mid-1970s for energy sources powerful enough to carry a flying saucer out of the Earth’s atmosphere and beyond the pull of gravity. A 1979 experiment, which he called Magnetic Fields, suggested that an electromagnetic drive offered the greatest chance of success. He built a first prototype in 1979 on a wooden table fitted with capacitors and copper
coils. To increase his understanding of how magnetic fields and other interplanetary forces operate, he threw himself into ufology and the study of electromagnetism, which resulted in the project Journey to the Stars, under which heading he conceived and designed numerous hovering and flying saucers. In this way, he gradually developed the overall theory he called his ‘Toy Model of Space’.

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Exhibitions & Ensembles

> Exhibition: Panamarenko Universum. M HKA, Antwerpen, 03 October 2014 - 29 March 2015.

> Exhibition: Panamarenko — Journey to the Stars. M HKA, Antwerp, 25 January 2025 - 07 September 2025.

> Exhibition: Panamarenko – An Overview 1965-1985. MuHKA, Antwerpen, 17 June 1989 - 23 July 1989.

> Ensemble: Lift the Machine.