Opening exposition 'DOKA'
Eline Willaert voor M Leuven
About 'DOKA'
Photographer and guest curator Geert Goiris conceives of this collection presentation as a darkroom: the magical place where analogue photos are developed and images are created. Carefully chosen artworks from the M collection are awakened from their dormant existence in the depot, exposed and made visible.
‘Passion de l’été pour l’hiver’ still, Lili Dujourie, 1981, Cera-collection with M Leuven © the artist & Argos Centre for Audiovisual Arts
Without title, René Heyvaert, 1979, Cera-collection with M Leuven © the artist, photo: Art In Flanders & Meemoo, Dominique Provost
‘LXXXVIII’, Leyla Aydoslu, 2019, Collectie Vlaamse Gemeenschap with M Leuven © the artist, photo: Art In Flanders & Meemoo, Cedric Verhelst
'La Pichenette’, Ann Veronica Janssens, 1996, Cera-collection with M Leuven © the artist, photo: Art In Flanders & Meemoo, Cedric Verhelst
‘Sonnet’ still, Lili Dujourie, 1974, Cera-collection with M Leuven © the artist & Argos Centre for Audiovisual Arts
‘Caution’, Walter Swennen, 2011, Cera-collection with Leuven © the artist, photo: Philippe Debeerst
‘Corolla’, Gintautė Skvernytė, 2019, Cera-collection with M Leuven © the artist
‘Labyrinth & Pleasure Gardens, n°6’, 1994, Jan Vercruysse, Cera-collection with M Leuven © Courtesy Jan Vercruysse Foundation
‘Tropical Archive’, Paul Casaer, 2020, Collectie Vlaamse Gemeenschap with M Leuven © the artist
About M-resident Anna Van der Ploeg
Anna van der Ploeg, M-resident in Cas-co from March till August 2023, presents her latest research and work in a small-scale presentation in the museum. Van der Ploeg combines elements of sculpture with painting and printmaking to create her own method of carving, painting and bending plywood. Her work is driven by the observation of moments of inter-relation and the role language plays in these exchanges. Van der Ploeg collects DIY posters as a materialization of a desire to be heard, to send a thought or message into the world, the public conceiving of and talking amongst itself.
Inspired by a particular found poster that touched the artist deeply, and a banderole from the collection of M, Van der Ploeg created new sculptures during her stay in the M-residency. The presentation in M unlocks Van der Ploeg's new experiments with wood, marmoleum and linen. It will be on view till March 3, 2024.
Photo: Eva Beeusaert for M Leuven
Photo: Eva Beeusaert voor M Leuven
Photo: Eva Beeusaert voor M Leuven
Photo: Eva Beeusaert for M Leuven
Photo: Eva Beeusaert for M Leuven
Photo: Eva Beeusaert for M Leuven