{"id":35530,"title":"Mechelen Marauder","dimensions":"1400 x 200 cm","date_begin":"2014-01-01","material":"Mirrored Plexiglas and stainless steel","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":24,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":8,"stream_count":0,"collection":"","cached_tag_list":"Jef Verheyen Arocha Schraenen site-specific","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"","stream_count_app":55,"permalink":"mechelen-marauder","description_ca":"","short_description_ca":"","description_it":"","short_description_it":"","cached_primary_asset_url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/092/322/medium_500/6.jpg?1711360590","cached_actor_names":"Carla Arocha \u0026 Stéphane Schraenen  ","hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":"","short_description_uk":"","description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":false,"category":{"en":"Sculpture","nl":"Sculptuur","fr":"Sculpture"},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/092/315/large/2024_Jef_Verheyen_Annelien_De_Troij_OPB_F035.jpeg?1710864649","poster_credits":"© Carla Arocha \u0026 Stéphane Schraenen, photo Christine Clinckx / M HKA","translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘Mechelen Marauder\u0026nbsp;\u003c/i\u003efractures space. Its ephemeral,\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etranslucent, cylindrical form reinforces the rotational\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emovement in space. Our aim is to provoke thought\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby destabilising space. The mirror, as an everyday\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eobject, functions as a medium that simultaneously\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eattracts and repels. The repulsion varies from viewer\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto viewer as it fractures one’s image along with all\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat crosses its path. It extends like a whirlwind\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebetween the circular floor mosaic and the glass\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eceiling – like something that barely seems to stop.’\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarla Arocha \u0026amp; Stéphane Schraenen, 2023\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMechelen Marauder\u0026nbsp;\u003c/i\u003ebreekt de ruimte. Zijn vluchtige,\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edoorschijnende, cilindrische vorm zet de roterende\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeweging verder in de ruimte. We willen contemplatie\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003euitlokken door de ruimte te destabiliseren. De spiegel,\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eals een dagdagelijks object, functioneert als een\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emedium dat tegelijkertijd aantrekt en afstoot.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDe afstoting varieert van kijker tot kijker omdat het\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eiemands beeld breekt samen met alles wat zijn pad\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ekruist. Het werk strekt zich uit als een wervelwind\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etussen het cirkelvormige vloermozaïek en het glazen\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eplafond – als iets dat nauwelijks lijkt te stoppen.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarla Arocha \u0026amp; Stéphane Schraenen, 2023\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":2846,"name":"Carla Arocha \u0026 Stéphane Schraenen  ","category":{"en":"Creator","nl":"Vervaardiger","fr":"Créateur"}}]}