Fertility Fortunes
Image: illustration by Anna Burel
Part of (Mis)Conceptions: Belief & Bodies Beyond Fertility project by Dr Isabel Davis and Anna Burel, National History Museum, London.
Friday 24th at Fertility Fortunes, the (Mis)Conceptions exhibition - a project using history and art to alter the perception of the (non)reproductive body. 4 days of art, talks, workshops and book launch, 23-26 January. Free but booking required.
(Mis)Conceptions: Belief and Bodies Beyond Fertility is a long term project at the Natural History Museum by writer and historian Dr Isabel Davis and artist Anna Burel, bringing together historical research into pregnancy ambiguity and artistic exploration of the (un)reproductive body. Funded by the AHRC.
As You Were is an experimental documentary by Lyndsay Mann made in conversation with midwives and obstetricians from the UK’s National Health Service who have themselves given birth. Part-filmed in Surgeons' Hall Museums the film asks, how do our private experiences inform our professional selves that through our institutions impact the lives of others?
As You Were was made possible by the generous support of Creative Scotland; Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh; Surgeons’ Hall Museums; The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh; and NHS Lothian Midwifery Research Network.
Second camera: Minttu Mäntynen; Sound design: Tom Drew; Drone: John Duncan; Colour grading: Sebastian Bürkner; Rowing sound recording: Pete Smith.