Exhibition
Recollections May Vary
14 Jun 2022 – 9 Dec 2022
Regular hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 18:00
Special hours
- 16-Jun-2022
- 10:00 – 18:00
Free admission
Address
- Fieldhead
- Ouchthorpe Lane
- Wakefield
England - WF1 3SP
- United Kingdom
A ground-breaking new exhibition at the Mental Health Museum in Wakefield sees artists from Outside In responding creatively to the Museum’s unique collection of objects and documentation relating to the treatment of mental health.
About
Outside In provides a platform for artists facing barriers to the art world due to health, disability, social circumstances and isolation and the exhibition, ‘Recollections May Vary’, is part of a two year, nationwide project entitled ‘New Dialogues’. This ambitious project has seen Outside In work with the Mental Health Museum as well as Glenside Hospital Museum in Bristol and Glasgow Life Museums, combining a programme of nine courses designed to equip the participating artists with skills in research, interpretation and curation. The courses have resulted in a series of four fascinating exhibitions taking place across the UK, which will showcase works from the collections alongside responses created by participating artists. ‘Recollections May Vary’ opens on 14 June and runs until 9 December.
The Mental Health Museum is one of only three in England dedicated to exploring the story of mental health and its treatment and represents the only such collection in the north of England. Twelve Outside In artists have been involved in creating responses and interpretations related to the collection, and some of the powerful exhibits and artworks on show include The Emersion, a series of photographs and soundscape by artist alabamathirteen inspired by Emersion Therapy, photography by Louisa Hammond depicting disturbing wearable sculptures and an animation by Paige Lyons ‘Three Mary’s, Three Stories’ , exploring the stories of three women who were patients at The West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum in the 1800s.
The exhibition is open by appointment and has been made possible due to funding from the National Heritage Lottery Fund, John Ellerman Foundation and Art Fund. Exhibition ‘Looking To The Light’ is also now open at the Glenside Hospital Museum, running until 2 October 2022 and two further exhibitions in the series will open at the Kelvingrove Gallery and Project Ability in Glasgow this August.