Future Selves
What decisions would you make for your future self?
For someone with bipolar this is a vital question. The disorder is characterised by periods of mania and depression which sometimes lead to a loss of capacity to make decisions about your care. For example, you may refuse medication which would normally keep you well. Future Selves was an exhibition at Ortus which was on show 1st July 2022 – 22nd February 2023 at ORTUS, Denmark Hill. There is also a publication of the same name collecting stories and images from workshops with people who have experience of bipolar.
Future Selves was the culmination of my three-year research project in dialogue with current research at King’s College London on advance directives and bipolar. The exhibition is a collection of textile sculptures, altered objects and drawings. Through making, I interrogate notions of control and care, and how we might make decisions for a future time when we are unable to look after ourselves.
With thanks to Ortus, the Maudsley Charity and Bethlem Gallery. Part of Mental Health and Justice, a research initiative led by Bethlem Gallery in collaboration with Kings College and funded by Wellcome.
Images courtesy of Ben McDade and Bethlem Gallery.
What decisions would you make for your future self?
For someone with bipolar this is a vital question. The disorder is characterised by periods of mania and depression which sometimes lead to a loss of capacity to make decisions about your care. For example, you may refuse medication which would normally keep you well. Future Selves was an exhibition at Ortus which was on show 1st July 2022 – 22nd February 2023 at ORTUS, Denmark Hill. There is also a publication of the same name collecting stories and images from workshops with people who have experience of bipolar.
Future Selves was the culmination of my three-year research project in dialogue with current research at King’s College London on advance directives and bipolar. The exhibition is a collection of textile sculptures, altered objects and drawings. Through making, I interrogate notions of control and care, and how we might make decisions for a future time when we are unable to look after ourselves.
With thanks to Ortus, the Maudsley Charity and Bethlem Gallery. Part of Mental Health and Justice, a research initiative led by Bethlem Gallery in collaboration with Kings College and funded by Wellcome.
Images courtesy of Ben McDade and Bethlem Gallery.