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Objectified - Manchester Art Gallery (2018)
Cultural Producer for Museum of Homelessness - Supported by the Wellcome Trust
Manchester Art Gallery is one of the UK’s leading public art museums, housing a significant collection in the heart of the city.
Launched on World Homeless Day, 10th October 2018, “Objectified” was an interactive exhibition exploring the hidden causes of homelessness and the neuroscience behind dehumanisation, developed in collaboration with world-class social neuroscientist Dr. Lasana Harris. Twenty objects donated by people experiencing or who had experienced homelessness were presented through verbatim object storytelling, immersive multisensory surroundings, and projected film, each revealing a fragment of a life lived and challenging stereotypes about what homelessness means. As cultural producer, I contributed across the full production process, including creating the multisensory and immersive atmosphere and bringing together the exhibition’s diverse elements into a coherent whole. Supported by the Wellcome Trust and the Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, the project extended into conferences and events through mid-2019.
Manchester Art Gallery is one of the UK’s leading public art museums, housing a significant collection in the heart of the city.
Launched on World Homeless Day, 10th October 2018, “Objectified” was an interactive exhibition exploring the hidden causes of homelessness and the neuroscience behind dehumanisation, developed in collaboration with world-class social neuroscientist Dr. Lasana Harris. Twenty objects donated by people experiencing or who had experienced homelessness were presented through verbatim object storytelling, immersive multisensory surroundings, and projected film, each revealing a fragment of a life lived and challenging stereotypes about what homelessness means. As cultural producer, I contributed across the full production process, including creating the multisensory and immersive atmosphere and bringing together the exhibition’s diverse elements into a coherent whole. Supported by the Wellcome Trust and the Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, the project extended into conferences and events through mid-2019.
