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SKIN - The Wellcome Trust summer exhibition
Fans of natural skin care made be interested to read about The Wellcome Trust's summer exhibition called: Skin. Following the success of its recent exhibitions, which have looked at mental health and at identity, The Wellcome Collection returns this year with Skin as the focus of its summer exhibition.
The skin is our largest organ. It gives us a vital protective layer, is crucial for our sense of touch and provides us with a highly sensitive and visible interface between our inner body and the outside world. Spots, scars, moles, wrinkles, tans and tattoos: the look of skin can reveal much about an individual's lifestyle, health, age and personality, as well as their cultural and religious background. The skin is also remarkable for its ability to regenerate and repair itself.
The exhibition incorporates early medical drawings, 19th century paintings, anatomical models and cultural artefacts juxtaposed with sculpture, photography, and film works by artists including Damien Hirst, Helen Chadwick and Wim Delvoye.
Look out for the 'Skin Lab' which features artistic responses to developments in plastic surgery, scar treatments and synthetic skin technologies, including two newly commissioned works by the artists Rhian Solomon and Gemma Anderson. Visitors are invited to participate in an interactive and sensory experience - experimenting with skin-flap models used in plastic surgery, trying on latex skin-suits or studying biological jewellery.
Venue: Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE. Admission is FREE.
10 June-26 September
Posted by Sarah Smith
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