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From 1977 on, a.o. in his performance in the Stadtarchiv in Kassel, Roelandt became more and more critical of the way in which the performance medium was evolving, and especially of how it was being (mis)used in the commercial art circuit. F.e. as an appetiser to a classic exhibition and not as an independent medoui. As reaction Roelandt started in 1980 with his POST PERFORMANCE PROJECTS in which machines (a telephone and answer machine, film and video, toy cars, model helicopters or even a 450-ton bridge crane of a shipyard) replaced the performer.  His best known work is 'Auto mobile Tergicristallo', a series of moving windscreen wipers placed in a pond at Middelheim, Antwerp, for the Automobiënnale in 1985.

About M HKA / Mission Statement

The M HKA is a museum for contemporary art, film and visual culture in its widest sense. It is an open place of encounter for art, artists and the public. The M HKA aspires to play a leading role in Flanders and to extend its international profile by building upon Antwerp's avant-garde tradition. The M HKA bridges the relationship between artistic questions and wider societal issues, between the international and the regional, artists and public, tradition and innovation, reflection and presentation. Central here is the museum's collection with its ongoing acquisitions, as well as related areas of management and research.

About M HKA Ensembles

The M HKA Ensembles represent our first steps towards initiating the public to today's art-related digital landscape. With the help of these new media, our aim is to offer our artworks a better and fuller array of support for their presentation and public understanding.