Interactive exhibition exploring how early beginnings shape health, part of the British Science Festival and presented in partnership with the University of Southampton.
Art of Creation makes its European debut at John Hansard Gallery this September, running as part of the British Science Festival. It's an interactive exhibition that brings together art, science and lived experience to advocate for people who are, and those intending to become, pregnant. The show was created by McMaster University in collaboration with the Art Gallery of Hamilton, and it grew out of artist residencies in Canadian research labs.
The setting in Southampton carries its own weight. The University of Southampton is where Professor David Barker first articulated the idea that early development shapes lifelong health, the foundation of what's now known as the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD). The university curated the exhibition to highlight how genetic, environmental and societal factors influence community health, so the work is being shown in the city where the core idea first took shape.
It's not just something to walk through and leave. The team is running workshops with pregnant participants alongside hands-on learning sessions and guided discussions, so there's a social side to it as well as the exhibition itself. It's also the first of a four-part creative series on lifelong health, which means this is just the start of a longer run of work on the subject.
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You'll find it at John Hansard Gallery, 144 Above Bar St, Southampton, running throughout September as part of the British Science Festival and presented in partnership with the University of Southampton.
