Invitation to Birth Rites at The Manchester Museum.
08 Sep 2008
An exhibition exploring the politics and practice of childbirth.
Dr Nick Merriman, Director of The Manchester Museum invites you to a reception to celebrate
Birth Rites
An exhibition exploring the politics and practice of childbirth
Friday 19 September 2008, 2-4.30pm, at The Manchester Museum
Five artists have been matched with six childbirth practitioners who work in different settings with different roles and approaches;
- Andy Lawrence : Judith Kurutac
- Hermione Wiltshire : Kathleen Beegan and Gail Werkmeister
- Jaygo Bloom : Jim Dornan
- Ping Qiu : Ina May Gaskin
- Suzanne Holtom : Sarah Vause
- Guest curator, Helen Knowles
Please RSVP to:
Birth Rites
20 September to 30 November 2008
Birth unites us all but are all births equal? How free are women to give birth in a way they want and where they want? How different is childbirth for women today in comparison with their mothers and grandmothers in the Western world? This exhibition features a series of artworks produced as a result of collaborations between artists and childbirth professionals working together to explore the politics and practice of childbirth in our society.