Abstract
Exhibition dates: 2023
Exhibition venue: online
Welcome to The M(other) Side of the Perspex – an exhibition of creative work about mothering a premature infant in neonatal intensive care settings (NICU). The work exhibited here was produced by women taking part in a research project exploring their experience of mothering in NICU. The art, poems, videos and soundscapes which form the exhibition were produced during online workshops in the Autumn of 2021 with ten mothers from across the UK. Workshops were co-facilitated by researcher Sushila Chowdhry in collaboration with artists Jessica Howarth, Maya Chowdhry and Rachel Bower.
The research was designed by Sushila Chowdhry in collaboration with Divya Jindal-Snape and was funded by the Institute for Social Science Research, University of Dundee.
The exhibits contained within this page are a snapshot of the work produced by the mothers. Each participant’s unique story is told through creative media is found in individual webpages and can be viewed via a link beside each exhibit.
The exhibition is best viewed on a computer rather than a tablet or mobile phone. Some of the exhibits on these pages may be triggering for people who have experienced preterm birthing and/or spent time in NICU.
Exhibition venue: online
Welcome to The M(other) Side of the Perspex – an exhibition of creative work about mothering a premature infant in neonatal intensive care settings (NICU). The work exhibited here was produced by women taking part in a research project exploring their experience of mothering in NICU. The art, poems, videos and soundscapes which form the exhibition were produced during online workshops in the Autumn of 2021 with ten mothers from across the UK. Workshops were co-facilitated by researcher Sushila Chowdhry in collaboration with artists Jessica Howarth, Maya Chowdhry and Rachel Bower.
The research was designed by Sushila Chowdhry in collaboration with Divya Jindal-Snape and was funded by the Institute for Social Science Research, University of Dundee.
The exhibits contained within this page are a snapshot of the work produced by the mothers. Each participant’s unique story is told through creative media is found in individual webpages and can be viewed via a link beside each exhibit.
The exhibition is best viewed on a computer rather than a tablet or mobile phone. Some of the exhibits on these pages may be triggering for people who have experienced preterm birthing and/or spent time in NICU.
| Original language | English |
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| Media of output | Online |
| Publication status | Published - 25 Jan 2023 |