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PAN conference in art

PAN conference in art

The following images were created by Doll in response to some of the papers and ideas shared at the PAN conference.

Two women chatting on the sofa — Cheryl McGeachan’s paper discussed the ‘Art Extraordinary’ collection developed by Joyce Laing.

Two women chatting on the sofa — Nicola Simpson’s paper discussed her project using Hellesdon Hospital archives and materials for creative engagement with the public, ‘The Art of Recovery’.

Two women chatting on the sofa — An empty Sertraline packet used as the basis for an artwork, and more general reflections on conference themes.

Two women chatting on the sofa — Menglu Gao presented on the parallels between the psychiatry of addition and literary forms in the nineteenth century.

Two women chatting on the sofa — Danielle Roman examined the role of music and madness in the life of Georgina Weldon, a soprano, composer and social campaigner.

Two women chatting on the sofa — Valentin Maier contributed a paper on Victorian-themed role-playing games, which offer an interesting perspective on the ways in which mental health and psychiatry are portrayed.

Doll is an independent artist whose work explores experiences of mental health and its institutions, both in the present day and the past. They are a member of Outside In and the British Art Network New Dialogues research group.