Starting in the summer of 2017, M is giving one of its museum rooms to the public. A number of people from Leuven with migration backgrounds came together to organize this exhibition: they selected works from the M Collection that are somehow associated with their own stories. They also contributed to the way these artworks are presented to the museum visitors. This year’s guests: Blanca, Akkacha, Gloria, Jing, Iwona, Liza, Julia and Karen.
Welcome
The eight participants welcome you to the exhibition room personally in the wall text. You will also see a shoe rack with eastern slippers and a guestbook on the wall. In the middle of the space, you can sit down on a stool. The entire room exudes an atmosphere of hospitality. And that is precisely the point. There are two big projection screens on each side of the room. On the first screen, the participants provide more information. They each chose objects from the M Collection that they associate with hospitality. In the video, they tell the story behind their choice.
While the participants tell their story, the video on the opposite wall shows you the objects that they are talking about. The camera zooms in with a searching look. We see a stained-glass window of Mary Magdalene washing the feet of Christ, which inspired the Mexican Blanca to tell a story about equality between men and women.
Focusing on stories
At one end of the room, there is a white transparent curtain, behind which you will see the selected artworks themselves. This exhibition focuses on the stories. The artworks are only the pretext for telling a story. If you can’t get enough of the exhibition, you can hear even more stories via the audio guide, as well as a veritable soundscape.
During your visit
Ready to visit M? All the texts that you can use during your visit can also be viewed digitally.
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