BETHLEM HOSPITAL; MOTHER AND BABY UNIT
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TRANSITIONS:
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'TRANSITIONS" IS AN EXHIBITION CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MOTHER AND BABY UNIT AT BETHLEM ROYAL HOSPITAL.
THE UNIT SUPPORTS AND TREATS WOMEN EXPERIENCING A WIDE VARIETY OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD, INCLUDING POST-NATAL DEPRESSION AND POST-NATAL PSYCHOSIS. THE EXHIBITION LOOKS AT IDENTITY AND THE EVERYDAY, FRAMED BY THE COMPLEX CHALLENGES EXPERIENCED DURING THE TRANSITION TO MOTHERHOOD. |
WORKSHOPS:
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I FACILITATED A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS WITH SERVICE USERS AND STAFF TO CREATE GELI PLATE AND RISOGRAPH MONO PRINTS INSPIRED BY THE ORDINARY ARTEFACTS AND OCCUPATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS’ PAST AND PRESENT LIVES. THESE WORKS MADE UP A LARGE PART OF THE EXHIBITION 'TRANSITIONS' AT THE BETHLEM GALLERY.
THESE WORKSHOPS WERE A SHARING OF MY PROCESS; DECONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION AND RECYCLING OF IDEAS (DRAWN FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCES OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY). MY WORKING METHODS TESTED MY THEORY, THAT IN ORDER FOR TRANSITION TO OCCUR, THERE MUST BE CHANGE, MEANING A BREAKING DOWN OF WHAT ONE KNOWS / THINKS THEY KNOW. WE WORKED COLLABORATIVELY AS THE PERSPECTIVE OF ANOTHER PERSON WITHIN YOUR USUAL NARRATIVE IS A VITAL COMPONENT FOR A CHANGE / TRANSITION TO OCCUR. |