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The M HKA reserves its fifth floor for surprise events and intimate pop-up presentations. INBOX is a place that both inspires and surprises, and grants us a glimpse into the universe of passionate thinkers and doers. With INBOX, M HKA creates a physical space in which the museum addresses often-reccuring questions. In between the various events, we show a selection of our collection work, paying particular attention to video art.

Within Ilse D’Hollander’s oeuvre (born in 1968 - died in 1997), both the works in gouache on paper and the work in oil on canvas form part of the essence of her work. Even though it is about painting in both cases, the generally smaller size and techniques used in the works on paper make for a different atmosphere and specific intensity: more intimate, defined and focused.

The act of painting leaves its mark. The artist’s brush strokes and finger swipes remain clearly visible in the paint, which make the work both tangible and personal. The gouaches create a tension between the apparent tranquillity of the soft lines and subtle use of colours, on the one hand, and the unrest in the jagged, irregular surface boundaries, on the other. Order and regularity go hand in hand with doubt and movement. Ilse D’Hollander played a game of hide and seek.

“My essence is present in my strokes on the canvas.” – Ilse D’Hollander