Sourdough

Feminist Bodies Causing Trouble


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George Vasey, the co-curator of the Wellcome Collection exhibition 'Misbehaving Bodies' talks about how bringing illness to light is a rebellious act. Disease and illness have become taboo in today's society. More than that, certain diseases are considered worth discussing while others aren't, and the values we attach to them often align with class, race and gender hierarchies. How we behave in medical institutions, how we respond to our diagnoses, says a lot about our place in the world. We focus on the work of Jo Spence, who used photography to document her experience of breast cancer. She shows us how illness can be a creative part of life, and that it needs to made visible for us to respond to it in the best interest of patients.
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SourdoughBy Marieke Bigg