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.

Onzichtbare kogel. Kogel in kristal. Kogel in bergkristal [Invisible Bullet. Bullet in Crystal. Bullet in Mountain Crystal], 1980

Sculpture

©image: Bob Van Mol

Collection: Collection M HKA, Antwerp (Inv. no. BK007683_001).

At first sight, Copers’ work often appears highly accessible and it attracts with its beauty. But this is always followed by a moment of amazement. Things are never what they at first seem, or at least not entirely. His work is visually attractive, but has a hint of danger. The theatrical presentation of three bullets under a glass bell on a pedestal undermines the functionality of the use-objects and produces a sense of pointlessness, which is enhanced by the choice of dysfunctional materials.

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Artist

> Leo Copers.

Exhibitions & Ensembles

> Exhibition: The collection XXVIII – If you shoot a bullet in a vacuum, will it keep travelling forever? (Emily Wardill). M HKA, Antwerpen, 17 June 2011 - 18 September 2011.

> Exhibition: The collection XXX – The Museum of Forgotten History, with intervention by Maarten Vanden Eynde. M HKA, Antwerpen, 29 June 2012 - 16 September 2012.

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> Ensemble: M HKA_DEFAULT_WORKS.

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> Ensemble: Objects That May Cause Harm.

> Ensemble: Collectie Vlaamse Gemeenschap.

> Ensemble: NUCLEUS.