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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.

Philippe Van Wolputte (born in 1982, Antwerp) ended his most ambitious and longest running project Temporary Penetrable Exhibition Spaces with a presentation at the M HKA.

For ten years, the artist opened up empty, forgotten spaces in the urban environment. This project was an anchor work in the oeuvre of the artist which always manages to draw attention in a different way to the excessive speed at which empty buildings are closed and opened to the public. Drastic renovation plans often lead to the exclusion of everything that is inadequate and does not meet the average standard. Any source of disorder should be nipped in the bud immediately. Anything that could threaten rationale or order is banished and condemned as an unacceptable choice.

From that point of view, geographic and urban planning runs parallel to the mental exclusion of all that is irrational, chaotic and unreasonable. Despite this, some hasty decisions in favour of closure or exclusion instils in many people a sense of disorientation and uncertainty. The speed at which society functions seems to foster the loss of tolerance and enduring meaning.

This exhibition was made possible thanks to the support from the Flemish Government.