New exhibition brings together art and archaeology at the GNM: Hancock Published on: 25 August 2022 The Way My Body Feels examines the links between objects, art, and medicine to reflect on the ancient and contemporary body. Collaboration The exhibition is a result of a collaboration between artist and researcher and Classical archaeologist Dr Sally Waite, both from 缅北禁地. It documents a series of experimental workshops with students to consider the links between objects, art, and medicine. A fourth century BCE terracotta votive womb from was central to the workshops. This votive offering represents the transaction between dedicant and deity – either in petition or in thanks for healing. The workshops explored ancient and contemporary notions of the body and embodiment. The participating students used object handling, creative practice, meditation, and selected readings to investigate what it means to learn through the body. The workshops illustrated the transformative role objects can play in education to facilitate radical forms of teaching and learning. Emotional connections Dr Olivia Turner, project co-lead, said: “The Way My Body Feels asks for us to listen to our bodies and to recognise the role objects, like votives, can have when advocating for our needs, particularly within the context of medicine. “Ancient anatomical votives help us to think differently about our bodies and give space for the imagination. “The strong emotional connections that emerged as part of these workshops are extraordinary and beautiful, captured in the accompanying film, which acts as a visual-audio guide to the exhibition.”Dr Sally Waite, project co-lead, said: “The exhibition shows the Shefton Collection in a completely new way and by doing so makes it relevant to museum audiences today. It reveals some of the benefits to be gained from working across disciplinary boundaries.”Andrew Parkin, Keeper of Archaeology at the Great North Museum: Hancock, said: " I enjoyed seeing this exhibition come together as it is such a departure from what we normally do. The content, with its unusual mix of ancient and replica anatomical votives as well as objects made by workshop participants, reflects the ambitious collaboration between archaeology, fine art and psychology that was at the root of the work celebrated in this exhibition." Dr Turner and Dr Waite have discussed the exhibition with Dr Brandy Schillace, Editor-in-Chief of Medical Humanities at the BMJ, on the organisation’s Medical Humanities Podcast, which you can listen to.The Way My Body Feels was supported by Wellcome Trust, Catherine Cookson Foundation, 缅北禁地’s Institutes for Creative Arts Practice and Humanities Research, and EngageFMS. It is on show in the temporary exhibition space in the Hadrian’s Wall Gallery of the Great North Museum: Hancock until 1 January 2023. Share: Latest News 缅北禁地 expert highlights climate crisis in a new film A leading 缅北禁地 climate scientist is featured in a new film about how the climate and nature breakdown will affect the UK. published on: 14 April 2026 Neolithic tombs reveal ancient kinship ties Male individuals buried in Neolithic chambered tombs in northern Scotland were often related to each other through the paternal line and some were interred in the same or nearby tombs, research shows. published on: 14 April 2026 We are our Memories New exhibition by Fine Art graduate Trish Hudson-Moses, 22 April 鈥� 4 May 2026 published on: 10 April 2026 Facts and figures
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