Respectful Disposal: an exhibition inviting public views on incinerating human remains
Mark Shtanov invites readers of The Polyphony to the exhibition Respectful Disposal, taking place at Saan1 Gallery in Manchester on 25–26 July.
Feel(in) the Gaps: An Experimental Dialogue Around Invisible Disabilities
Cinzia Greco and Maica Gugolati reflect on Feel(in) the Gaps, an interdisciplinary art-research exhibition that took place in Vienna, Austria (2023).
Exhibition Review: InSomnolence
In the second of the Sociability of Sleep (SoS) series, Matthew-Robin Nye provides an evocative tour of the InSomnolence exhibition and its sleepy spaces
Jack Moyse, You and I. Ffotogallery Cardiff.
Fiona Johnstone reviews an exhibition of photographic works by Jack Moyse, a young artist living with muscular dystrophy.
The Many Lives of Milk at the Wellcome Collection
Lauren Cantos visits and reviews ‘Milk’, an exhibition at the Wellcome Collection, 30 March – 10 September 2023.
‘Outwitting Cancer’ – a review: from spectator to specimen
Outwitting Cancer is the first UK-based exhibition on cancer research (Francis Crick Institute (FCI) 25 Sep 2021 to 15 Jul 2022), with a focus on the advancement of technologies and treatments. Lizzie Merrill reviews.
Contagious! Visiting an Exhibition on Epidemic Diseases
What do objects from a bygone age tell us about epidemics today? Since opening in June, the exhibition Contagious! reflects on the history of pandemics, including patients’ painful experiences, coping and containment strategies, and examples of ground-breaking medical research. Ruben Verwaal reports on his recent visit.
An afternoon in the Wellcome Collection: A Reflection on the ‘Being Human’ and ‘Play Well’ Exhibitions
Columnist Beata Gubacsi visits the new ‘Being Human’ and ‘Play Well’ exhibitions at the Wellcome Collection in London.
Curating ‘Being Human’
Wellcome Collection’s new permanent exhibition, ‘Being Human’ opened to the public on September 5th. The Polyphony’s associate editor Fiona Johnstone caught up with curator Clare Barlow.
U;REDD (FEARLESS) – exhibiting anxiety through multiple narratives
In this post, artist and illustrator Nina Eide Holtan and poet and writer Marte Huke reflect on their experiences creating and curating an exhibition on anxiety disorders with a multi-disciplinary team. At Curating Health: