Abnormal Comments
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National Institute of Medical Research 31 January – 31 March 2008
“On the brink of the Post-Human era, thank you for getting our voice heard down these cold corridors of science. I hope this exhibition and debates around it spread out far and wide at a time when other parts of the establishment seem bent on silencing us.” Joe McConnell
“Poses a lot of interesting questions. I love the pick-up things [Shai] and theme.” Lucy Edkins
“This eppendorf machine is particularly sad = emotive and often true.”
“I was born with congenital defects which, if not treated in childhood, would have forced me to spend the rest of my life on the wheelchair. Abnormality is something which I guess the ‘witnesses’ next door would bother [about], not us. Thanks for the art!” Partha, Ms
“This has been a very important step towards making our community think about this critical issue seriously. Your effort has been much appreciated.” Karishima
“Finally made it.” David Wilson
“And me!”
“A very imaginative exhibition. I like the medium in which the artwork is done. It brings a vividness to the colours and used on the wheelchairs of very different eras gives them a modern and dynamic appearance. Likewise with pictures of everyday functions within the laboratory they attract the eye of the passer-by! Ju Gosling brought out the truth of the matter that abnormal is normal in an artistic, fun and tactile way and I came away having learned a little more.” Lynda Gray, ABS, NIMR
“What am I doing by wearing your badge?” Jean Grant
“Very provocative work – loved how it challenges thinking – keep on developing.” Raoula
“ ‘Wheels on Fire’: the dark is the same as the light, on Joseph Wright of Derby’s work.”
“Exhibition very much suited to its space – a real eye-opener.” Gina
“I studied models of disability last year at Uni and will be mailing a link to the website to everyone in the year below so that the Scientific Model can be included in their coursework. Really interesting exhibition.” Becci x
Blade Factory, A Foundation, Liverpool 20 August - 7 September 2008
“Fabulous.”
“Awesome!! Really excited.”
“Ju Gosling – want these as postcards please.”
“Top Notch!”
“Top awesome! GOOD VISIT.”
“Thank you for opening my eyes!”
“I will come again to see it properly.” Sue
“On top. Bang on.” Mike
“Excellent exhibition!” Ali Williams
“REALLY good.” Dean
“Fab – thank you!” Pauline and Rob
“Fantastic work!” Millie Dollar
“The game with the little messages is BOSS!!!!”
“Interesting idea and innovative presentation. The new aesthetic of the space is fantastic!”
“Liked the Shai machine! All excellent.”
“Fab! The description is really interesting!”
“Really made me think. Thanks.” Ita.
“Great subject matter – finally acknowledgement.” AF
“Came with our children and enjoyed explaining some of the works to them and then the issues.” AD
“It opens your eyes and your mind.” Rainbow
“Awesome!”
“Had a great time at the A Foundation. Love the exhibition, very thought-provoking. Thanks.”
“Most wonderful. Gets you thinking. Thank you.”
“Troubling. Poor. Rehighlights the gap between skill and ability of disabled artists.”
“Very thought-provoking.” Cath Weare disabled artist
“Excellent work. Loved ‘Wheels on Fire’ artwork and ‘Helping the Handicapped’. Best wishes.” Jolante Jagiellro
“Hey Ju, boy, does this exhibition show the Medical Model for what it is! More power.” Ralf
“DaDaFest Rocks!!”
Bournemouth Library 3 March - 18 April 2009
“Noble exhibition: bit odd tho.”
“HUH?”
“Very interesting – gets you thinking!”
“Interesting. Cosi, Cosi !!!”
“Fab relief to daily toil.”
“Very good. Love the idea.”
“I don’t understand!”
“Fun.”
“So our Goddesses are brightly packaged and plastic?”
“Thank you for giving fun.”
“It’s fun — but not art. There have been more interesting exhibitions here! I’m not impressed.”
“Fascinating. Many thanks for dreaming this up.”
“Intelligent and interesting!” Fernando
“What a pity is not working this machine. It was a pleasure to find some funny thoughts. Idea of exhibition is very impressed. Thank you. Thank you.”
“Although I didn’t understand the connection between the text and some of the art displayed I found it very thought-provoking but frustrating not to be able to discuss some points and offer my own point of view. My favourite piece was ‘Out of the Flesh’.”
“I like it, it’s nice. It’s like fortune cookies, but less ‘destiny’.”
“This is a very boring exhibition.”
“Basic themes valid, art important. Text work thought-provoking. Why not more artwork? Pictures of disabled folk at work and play so that the general public can identify with them.”
“I like this exhibition; it is very good for provoking thoughts about the labels we attach/are attached to ourselves. The little destiny Shai machine is fab – more interactive art!! The coats are amusing – perfect way of getting your message across.”
“I like this exibision as it is as useless as some people who use the library. I think it’s crap and thas my opinion so toff.”
“In reference to the comment above, you obviously don’t see the point of the exercise. Instead of leaving abusive comments why don’t you read a book? We found the exhibition really interesting and enjoyed the ‘fortune cookie’ machine – was a novel way of getting the meaning across.”
“Amazing!”
“Eat me, eat my shorts!”
“This game is amazing for young people to play with.”
“Amazing.”
“I hate it.”
“Great!!”
“This is rubbish.”
“Kept my daughter quiet for 5 mins. Thanks!” Louise
“Found it enjoyable.” Katherine
“Good.”
“Very interesting and very true!” Sarah and Amber
“Yay. Wow.”
“Cute! And thought provoking!”
“A= Amazing B=Brilliant C=Calming D=Different E=Exhibition.”
“Formidable!”
“Betta than the amusements – don’t have to pay.”
“I think it is well cute and I want it.”
“I think it is hard but it is fun.” Karys age 5
“Loved the interaction with the Shai piece. Not sure how accessible the piece is for the ‘normal people’ or ‘abnormal people’.”
“The Shai piece had the most impact for me as the ‘chance’ – destiny choice summed up the writing – which was too much information for me. Great to see a professional exhibition in the space. More publicity please.”
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