The fascination with the suffering body
“Wonderful” – Kerknet “Unique” – Kerk & Leven
Pain keeps people away. And yet, thousands queued up in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Europe to see the suffering bodies of ecstatic ‘stigmatics’: the women that bore the wounds of Christ.
In Wonde(r) you discover the stories behind the wonder of their wounds.
Wonde(r) ran from 6 September to 31 October 2019 at KADOC, Leuven (Belgium). Those who missed it, and those who would like to revisit, can find a virtual tour and behind the scenes below or here. More info on the KADOC website.
Curators: Tine Van Osselaer, Leonardo Rossi, Kristof Smeyers
We thank Merlijn Gabel for his collaboration during the conceptual and practical preparations of Wonde(r).
An overview of press attention for Wonde(r):
Religious Bodies 