Artist explores the concept of pain
Artist explores the concept of pain
Show all 11Can you see pain? A new exhibition at the Menier Gallery explores this very concept.
The result of a collaboration between a photographer, pain specialists and patients at University College London Hospital, MASK:MIRROR:MEMBRANE explores the invisible and complex nature of chronic pain.
Facial pain, which can stifle the ability to communicate, has the potential to trap sufferers behind a mask-like exterior, rendering them frozen and isolated.
Drawing on patients' personal testimonies, medical texts and artist and patient notes, the exhibition seeks to give sufferers a voice, and explore whether images can help negotiate between different perspectives.
The exhibition, put together by Deborah Padfield, evolved from her two-year residency investigating facial pain, and the role photographs can play in its communication.
MASK:MIRROR:MEMBRANE: 6 July-16 July, Menier Gallery, London.
To find out more, visit www.meniergallery.co.uk
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies