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.

>Jean de Bosschère

Dolorine et les Ombres, 1911

Book, 25.7 x 20 cm, 213 p., language : French, publisher : Bibliothèque de "L'Occident", Paris.

Collection: Collection M HKA, Antwerp (Inv. no. B 2029/585).

Literary synopsis

The central theme of Dolorine et les ombres is the contradiction between dreams and life, and between divine and worldly love. They are incompatible in this poetic book by Jean de Bosschère (later spelled De Boschère). The old alchemist Palamoune - Dolorine's father - tries to imitate the universe using colours. He strives for higher things and seeks purity. His student - and son-in-law - Tristan Terne-Soron shares the old man's ideals. The world, life and love hurt him, and he ultimately opts for dreams. Dolorine, who values life, must suffer for her father and husband's impossible quest. When Palamoune and Tristan attempt to return to reality, it emerges that they are unable to go back to their previous spot, and they remain phantoms. Dolorine gives birth to a freak, symbolising the failed union between life and dreams. Ultimately, Palamoune dies and Tristan - completely disillusioned - commits suicide.

Novel's website

Authorship: Artist Author.

Creative Strategy: No Link to Artworks.

Genre: Drama.

Publishing: Publishing House.

Theme: Death, Ghosts, Love.

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