Deaf-Led Exhibition Tour: ‘Hospital Rooms. Digital Art School’

In celebration of the exhibition ‘Hospital Rooms. Digital Art School,’ join us for a British Sign Language tour with Rubbena Aurangzeb -Tariq at Hauser & Wirth London.

This event is specifically for the d/Deaf community. The videos shown in the gallery will feature a BSL interpretation.

Tickets are free, but must be booked in advance. If you are able, we encourage donations to support Hospital Rooms’ charitable work within NHS mental health hospitals.

About ‘Hospital Rooms. Digital Art School’
In partnership with Hospital Rooms, ‘Digital Art School’ is the final project in our three-year partnership with the arts and mental health charity. The exhibition is a physical manifestation of their Digital Art School initiative, which brings artist-led digital workshops and free art materials to every NHS inpatient mental health site in England. The exhibition will recreate the Digital Art School format in the gallery, delivering live in-house creative sessions hosted by artists such as Abbas Zahedi, Shepherd Manyika and Eileen Cooper RA, as well as beautifully shot art activities projected in cinematic style onto the walls of the gallery hosted by artists and designers including Giles Deacon, Sutapa Biswas and Sarah Dwyer. 

The exhibition will be on view from Thursday 22 August — Tuesday 10 September 2024.

About Hospital Rooms
Hospital Rooms was founded when a friend of artist Tim Shaw and curator Niamh White was sectioned and admitted to a NHS mental health hospital. On visiting her, they were shocked to find the hospital environment was cold and clinical at a time when she was so vulnerable. Having both worked in the arts for 10 years, Shaw and White felt they had the skills and community to be able to transform these spaces with unique and site specific artworks.

The charity envisions a new world where abundant and meaningful creative opportunities are readily accessible to people with severe and enduring mental health diagnoses, and where mental health hospital environments are inventive cultural spaces offering solace, comfort and dignity. Since 2016, Hospital Rooms has undertaken a number of acclaimed projects, completed in some of the most challenging mental health settings. A roster of artists is carefully selected for each Hospital Rooms’ project according to the needs of each community.

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Please be advised that photographs will be taken at this event for use on the Hauser & Wirth website, social media and in other marketing materials.