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.

>Eleni Mylonas

Box Man, 2011

Painting, 107 x 76 cm.

©image: National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST), Athens

Collection: National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens - Donated by the Artist.

"The inspiration for these works came from a series of news photos of the improvised helmets worn by the Arab Spring demonstrators that I encountered on line. The inventive home-made protective head gear so captivated me that I made a series of graphite drawings followed by a series of paintings based on the photos, identifying with the demonstrators but also with the photographers in the field. Eventually I was compelled to emulate the protestors by placing a variety of objects upon my own head, an array of plastic detritus salvaged from the littered beaches near my house. I morphed into personalities dictated by those objects, shattering preconceptions with humor and respect. Blown up to approximately six feet my head is further abstracted, as if to emphasize that the function of my presence is simply to act as a ground across which a parade of other identities can be glimpsed. The series culminated in the 'Delalis' video performance which celebrates 'Everyman'." 

— Eleni Mylonas

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> Eleni Mylonas.

Exhibitions & Ensembles

> Exhibition: Urgent Conversations Athens - Antwerp. National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST), Athens, 31 October 2016 - 05 February 2017.

> Exhibition: Urgent Conversations: Antwerp – Athens, Part III. M HKA, Antwerp, 16 September 2017 - 12 November 2017.

> Ensemble: Fluid Body.

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