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33 results for
"Medical photography."
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Pain, politics and the power of photography
Art historian Giulia Smith explains what she most admires in the work of Jo Spence and Oreet Ashery, and how their approach makes illness political.
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Daniel Regan on using photography to manage emotions
Artist Daniel Regan manages his emotions and stays grounded through photography, allowing him to engage in the world around him.
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The Sick Rose: Disease and the art of medical illustration
A gruesome and strangely fascinating visual tour through disease in an age before colour photography.
Richard Barnett
Created Out of Mind
Residents from 2016–18, Created Out of Mind was led by University College London (UCL) and aimed to shape perceptions of dementia through science and the creative arts.
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The ‘epileptic’ in art and science
From scarred outsiders in literature to the cold voyeurism of medical films and photography, people who experience seizures and epilepsy are rarely shown in a compassionate light in popular culture.
Wellcome Collection presents Jo Spence and Oreet Ashery: Misbehaving Bodies, a major new exhibition opening in May 2019
Uncover the powerful narratives of chronic illness and identity in the major exhibition ‘Jo Spence and Oreet Ashery: Misbehaving Bodies’ at Wellcome Collection.
Barts Heritage and Wellcome Collection present a new installation by artist Chrystel Lebas
'Regarding Forests' is a a multi-sensory installation within the Grade I listed North Wing at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in the City of London. It is part of Wellcome Collection's 'On Happiness' season.
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Photographs as evidence of gender identity and sexuality
Intriguing photographs from sexologists’ archives suggest they could have helped people explore their gender identity and sexuality.
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Imagining a more inclusive world
An official diagnosis for ADHD has given artist Carrie Ravenscroft so much more than the medical support she lacked. For the first time, it’s allowed her to see a future for herself as valid member of a diverse community.
Enrich your studies
Activities linked to our event recordings, for post-16 students.
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Reversing the psychiatric gaze
Nineteenth-century psychiatrists were keen to categorise their patients’ illnesses reductively – by their physical appearance. But we can see a far more complex picture of mental distress, revealed by those patients able to express their inner worlds in art.
Brains: The mind as matter
Wellcome Collection's major new exhibition looks at one of the most complex entities in the universe.
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Autism assessments and me
When, as an adult, Mayanne Soret decided to get a formal diagnosis of her autism, she found that the series of assessments had a dishearteningly negative focus, seeming to frame her as a problem.
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Inside the mind of George Vasey, co-curator of Misbehaving Bodies
Discover how curator George Vasey honoured the approaches of Jo Spence and Oreet Ashery, who mischievously subvert clichés around illness and death.
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The making of ‘Quacks’
How do you create a medical comedy that’s authentic and laugh-out-loud funny?
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The art of scientific glassblowing
Exciting things happen when art, craft, engineering and science collide. Glassblower Gayle Price is proof of that.
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The enduring myth of the mad genius
There’s a fine line to tread between creativity and psychosis.
Wellcome Collection’s upcoming programme, autumn 2022 to spring 2023
“Over the coming months and across our programme, Wellcome Collection will be asking important questions about the role of museums and collections across time in relation to power, knowledge and representation.”
Wellcome Collection exhibitions and books programme for 2026
In 2025, Wellcome Collection will present two major exhibitions around the themes of sign language and freshwater, as well a BSL themed film installation and a display based on our zines collection.
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Demanding a diagnosis for invisible pain
After dozens of hospital visits and handfuls of painkillers, a plethora of scans and tests bring diagnosis closer for Jaipreet Virdi.
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