GUT! is a literary evening dedicated to the gut. In three chapters and a concluding panel discussion, we journey inward: from the visible surface to the elusive realm of intuition and primal feeling. Guided by host Mel Asselmans, our tour guide for the night, speakers, performers, and guests explore every facet of the gut — from beach body to womb, from insecurity to instinct.
Our first stop is the soft, rounded exterior. Here, Emerald Liu, Corinne Heyrman, and Adel Aïcha Ben Abid reflect on appearance, the body, and representation. We then descend further, passing vital organs — the stomach, intestines, and womb — with contributions from Emerald Liu, Ella Salvador, Tess van Deynse, and Dilara Kabak. In the third chapter, we venture even deeper, into a part of the gut that cannot be touched: our instinct, intuition, gut feeling, and emotions, with speakers Dilara Kabak, Emilie Dewitte, and Emerald Liu.
After these three chapters, Mel Asselmans engages two guest speakers in conversation about how they translate gut feeling into action, and the role the gut plays in their (creative) practice.
Between acts, Knee Deep In Custard provides musical interludes. There is also space for care and vulnerability at the P.H.B.O. (Poetic First Aid) post, where Stefanie Huysmans–Noorts offers tailored poetic treatments.
Following the conversation, Homa Arkani presents Motherland, a performance in which rice functions as a metaphor for care and motherhood.
The evening concludes with live music and spoken word by Anna Khina in the M HKAFE — an invitation to shake our bellies (and hips) one last time before heading home.
This program is part of the exhibition by Pauline Curnier Jardin.
Image: Margot Delaet
18:00 – Doors open
19:00 – GUT! – Outside
19:35 – Break
19:55 – GUT! – Inside
20:25 – Break
20:45 – GUT! – Inside the inside
21:15 – Panel discussion
21:30 – Performance – Homa Arkani
21:50 – Anna Khina in M HKAFE
23:00 – End
https://www.muhka.be/en/activities/gut-hyster-x-a-literary-evening-dedicated-to-the-gut/
Artists: GUT! Hyster - X
