Posture 53: Collectie Irma & Jules Dhondt-Dhaenens. Een voorstelling

De Collectie Dhondt-Dhaenens, een voorstelling is de nieuwe collectiecatalogus van het museum Dhondt-Dhaenens en toont de 130 kunstwer­ken die werden geschonken door Jules en Irma Dhondt-Dhaenens aan de zelf opgerichte stichting, en bij uitbreiding aan de hele Vlaamse Gemeen­schap.
De catalogus wordt geconcipieerd rond een foto­concept dat de fysieke omgang met de collectie zichtbaar maakt. Het boek wordt een theatervoor­stelling met schilderijen, tekeningen en sculpturen, die als acteurs worden ingezet in wisselende scène­beelden. Clusters van werken worden samengesteld, op de museumvloer gelegd en gefotografeerd.
De figuranten die de werken vasthouden en ver­plaatsen nemen deel aan de scènische voorstelling en worden in de fotografische registratie opgeno­men.
Naast de opnames van de clusters worden in een aparte sectie een 25-tal topwerken paginagroot gereproduceerd. De belangrijkste acteurs worden hier als het ware nog eens individueel in de kijker geplaatst.
De catalogus is een dynamisch 'kijkboek' waarin de lezer inzicht krijgt in de werking achter de museale schermen. Bovendien vormt het boek een index waarin elk werk wordt opgenomen én voorzien van een algemene basisregistratie.
Tenslotte worden de afbeeldingen aangevuld met teksten van externe stemmen die hun persoonlijke ervaringen met het museum en interpretaties van het historische erfgoed kort gaan toelichten.


A 'theatre perfor­mance' with paintings, drawings and sculptures, which are used as actors in changing stage settings. Clusters of works are assembled, laid out on the museum floor and photographed.
The extras holding and moving the works partici­pate in the scene performance and are included in the photographic recording.
Besides the shots of the clusters, some 25 top works are reproduced full-page in a separate section. Here, as it were, the main actors are once more individually highlighted.

De Collectie Dhondt-Dhaenens, een voorstelling is the new collection catalogue of the Muse­um Dhondt-Dhaenens and showcases the 130 works of art that were donated by Jules and Irma Dhondt-Dhaenens to the self-founded foundation, and by extension to the entire Flemish Community.
The catalogue is conceived around a photographic concept that reveals the physical handling of the collection. The book becomes a theatre perfor­mance with paintings, drawings and sculptures, which are used as actors in changing stage settings. Clusters of works are assembled, laid out on the museum floor and photographed.
The extras holding and moving the works partici­pate in the scene performance and are included in the photographic recording.
Besides the shots of the clusters, some 25 top works are reproduced full-page in a separate section. Here, as it were, the main actors are once more individually highlighted.
The catalogue is a dynamic 'viewing book' in which the reader gains insight into the workings behind the museum screens. Moreover, the book forms an index in which each work is listed and provided with a general basic registration.
Finally, the images are supplemented by texts by external voices who will briefly explain their per­sonal experiences with the museum and interpreta­tions of its historical heritage.

De Collectie Dhondt-Dhaenens, een voorstelling is the new collection catalogue of the Muse­um Dhondt-Dhaenens and showcases the 130 works of art that were donated by Jules and Irma Dhondt-Dhaenens to the self-founded foundation, and by extension to the entire Flemish Community.
The catalogue is conceived around a photographic concept that reveals the physical handling of the collection. The book becomes a theatre perfor­mance with paintings, drawings and sculptures, which are used as actors in changing stage settings. Clusters of works are assembled, laid out on the museum floor and photographed.
The extras holding and moving the works partici­pate in the scene performance and are included in the photographic recording.
Besides the shots of the clusters, some 25 top works are reproduced full-page in a separate section. Here, as it were, the main actors are once more individually highlighted.
The catalogue is a dynamic 'viewing book' in which the reader gains insight into the workings behind the museum screens. Moreover, the book forms an index in which each work is listed and provided with a general basic registration.
Finally, the images are supplemented by texts by external voices who will briefly explain their per­sonal experiences with the museum and interpreta­tions of its historical heritage.