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THE WATCH MAN
An installation by Shona Illingworth to co-incide with 'War and Medicine'
"Shona Illingworth's careful use of visuals and sound creates an emotionally charged environment that evokes both the pain of the remembered experience and the claustrophobia of feeling trapped inside a disturbed mind." Sandra Rehme, Time Out
A major video and sound installation exploring trauma memory by artist Shona Illingworth will be shown as part of 'War and Medicine', this year's major temporary exhibition at Wellcome Collection.
Using video and sound, The Watch Man explores the conflict between trauma memory and the need for a coherent 'life story' through the experience of an 80 year old watchmaker, who as a 19 year old experienced one of the most deeply affecting and shocking events of the Second World War.
The work has been made in collaboration with University of Leeds neuro-psychologist Professor Martin A. Conway. Professor Conway is an internationally recognised expert on trauma memory, confabulation and the role of memory in the formation of a sense of self.
The Watch Man 16 December 2008 - 11 January 2009
Venue The Forum, Medicine Now Gallery, Wellcome Collection,
183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE
http:///www.wellcomecollection.org.uk
Admission FREE
Gallery opening times: Tues-Wed, Fri-Sat: 10.00-18.00 / Thurs: 10.00-22.00
Sun: 11.00-18.00; Closed Mon (except Bank Holidays: 10.00-18.00)
The Watch Man has been supported by the Arts Council England and FeONIC
Installation view, Dilston Grove, London