Everything is Connected
Exhibition films for UCL’s public art programme for the ION-DRI programme
Everything is Connected celebrated the public art commissions and knowledge exchange projects that ran alongside UCLs ION-DRI programme during the building of a new research centre at 256 Grays Inn Road, London. The centre will bring together research scientists, clinicians and patients to create a world-leading hub for dementia and neurological disease research and treatment. The exhibition showcased work from the UCL Trellis Arbor knowledge exchange programme which ran from 2023-2024, as well as artist in residence Freya Gabie, artist Jo Volley and lead artist Annie Cattrell.
I made three films for the exhibition exploring the work created and relationships developed over the the course of the commissions. The exhibition ran at Crafts Council, London from 22nd May to 3rd June during Dementia Action Week
UCL Arbor Trellis
The film explores the relationships developed across six knowledge exchange projects between artists, researchers and community members:
Walking in your Footsteps: Dr Natalie Ryan, Briony Campbell and members of the Familial Alzheimer’s disease (FAD) support group.
I Hear You: a Soundscape of Unheard World of Parkinson’s: Dr Jennifer Foley, Alison Carlier and community members with early onset Parkinson’s.
How to Swim on Land: Dr Louie Lee, Caroline Wright and community members with neuromuscular diseases.
Ebb and Flow: Dr Tatiana Alvarez Giovannucci, Maria del Mar Estarellas Garcia, Lucy Steggals and carers of individuals with dementia.
In Search of Lost Time: Dr Tom Milller, Lynn Dennison and community members with LG11-limbic encephalitis.
Drawing the Stuff of Memory: Dr Kirsty Lu, Maria Teresa Ortoleva and under-represented community members dealing with memory loss.