An impossible maze, with no end, forms the basis of an artwork by Birmingham artist and activist Foka Wolf. Produced by Ikon, Why Are We Stuck in Hospital? tours to Site Gallery, Sheffield (23 March – 7 April 2024) and Fabrica, Brighton (7 – 14 August 2024).
Why Are We Stuck in Hospital? illustrates the invisibility of people with learning disabilities and / or autistic people in long-stay hospitals. Comprising graphic design and declarative captions, Foka Wolf’s work responds to Why Are We Stuck in Hospital? – a project by the School of Social Policy at the University of Birmingham in partnership with rights-based organisation Changing Our Lives. The research raises awareness of the 2,000 people with learning disabilities and / or autistic people who live in hospital settings for long periods of time, often for many years and with no planned date to leave.
The original research was funded by the National Institute for Health and Social Care Delivery Research Programme. Exhibition tour funded by NIHR School for Social Care Research. Why Are We Stuck in Hospital? by Foka Wolf was originally exhibited at Ikon Gallery (7 – 19 March 2023) and The Exchange, Birmingham (7 March – 17 June 2023).
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