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.

>Dominik Lejman

Harnessed Swimmer, 2009

Installation, 170 x 210 cm.

Courtesy of the artist/Galerie Zaki Branicka

Collection: Courtesy of the artist / Galerie Zaki Branicka.

In the montage Harnessed Swimmer from 2009, the spectator is confronted with a black rectangle in an unusual perspective, set within a light grey colour plane. An old man is swimming with all his might in the painted rectangle in the centre of the image. Despite all the effort, he remains in the same spot. There is a belt around his shoulders that keeps him tied to the edge of the pool. The image focuses exclusively on the movements of the swimmer, making the harness that restrains him a brutal, disturbing factor. In the exhibition, the portrait of the older man is hung between the portraits of Jordaens and Zurbaràn, and is reflected in the mirror structure of Arocha & Schraenen.

Text: Hans Willemse
Translations: Michael Weert

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Artist

> Dominik Lejman.

Exhibitions & Ensembles

> Exhibition: Sanguine/Bloedrood. Luc Tuymans on Baroque. M HKA, Antwerpen, 01 June 2018 - 16 September 2018.

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