LOAN
14 JUN - 30 SEP 2014
HOPITAL NOTRE-DAME-À-LA-ROSE – LESSINES (BE)
ADDENDA
Loans from Frac Lorraine Collection: T. Margolles, Y. Trapp
Teresa Margolles, El Baño, 2004 Collection 49 Nord 6 Est – Frac Lorraine, Metz (FR) Photo : Frac Lorraine © T. Margolles
The last section of the triptych of exhibitions organised by the B.P.S.22 at the Hôpital Notre-Dame à la rose presents a selection of artists whose works interact with the various rooms of the Museum dedicated to medicine and the conventual life of women.
Entitled “Addenda” – plural of addendum – the exhibition is defined as so many additional notes to the historical pieces of this unique heritage site. The contemporary interventions, several of which were specifically designed for the show, highlight the many questions raised by the Museum.
The exhibition approaches the gender issue from an ethical and scientific perspective; Christian glorified suffering and its contemporary relevance; the body/mind opposition, flesh and the intellect; the often weak will to repair in the face of an inexorable death; the memory of the dead and, by extension, that of matter; notions of charity; hygiene; etc.
Thus conceptualized, these works are so many reflective notes to meditate and explore…
