New exhibition focuses on 20 years of HIV
01/10/07 18:14
A
solo exhibition coming to London next month will
explore the changing perception of HIV in the
capital over the last 20 years.
Rebound
will be shown at Wellcome Collection, a new
cultural venue on London's Euston Road, between
11 and 28 October. It
will display the sketches and diary notes of
artist Paul Ryan. The
materials provide a compelling insight into the
HIV epidemic in London from 1987, when the first
clear information about the disease emerged, to
2007, by which time successful treatments have
been established. The
title of the exhibition, Rebound, refers to the
experience of declining health and hopes of
those affected by HIV, which hit a low point in
the mid 1990s before 'rebounding' to restored
health for many and optimism for the
future. A
recurrent theme of the exhibition is 'intimacy'
and the barriers that HIV carriers face when
disclosing their status. The
20-year period will be represented by a
wall-mounted, linear, chronological display of
notebooks. Larger
drawings will sit alongside a
specially-commissioned wall drawing.
"The
sketchbooks have become a bit of a habit, but
hopefully a useful one," explains Paul
Ryan. Rebound will exhibit at Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London from 11-28 October. Access to the gallery is free. The open times are Tuesdays, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00 - 22:00 and Sundays 11:00 - 18:00.
Click here to go to the gallery’s homepage.
source: pinknews.co.uk
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