Storying Sheffield: An Arrangement of Knowledge

An Arrangement of Knowledge: Contemporary Art Practice and Mental Health

October 26 2010 · 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Presenters: Paul Digby, Brendan Stone, & Kathryn Littlewood

Photos and video from this event are below.

This event explored the relevance and purpose of art in mental health services and provision. Leeds-based artist Paul Digby discussed his work in this field, including his projects at Rampton Special Hospital and the former High Royds psychiatric hospital in Leeds. He spoke about the influence on his work of the artists Marcel Duchamp and Jean Dubuffet, and the psychiatrists R.D. Laing and Eric Berne. Brendan Stone from the School of English discussed the development of the University’s Storying Sheffield project and the intellectual influences informing it. Kathryn Littlewood, a participant on Storying Sheffield, spoke about her involvment in the project and about her life and art.

See also: www.pauldigby.me.uk

Location map

Douglas Knoop Centre
Humanities Research Institute
University of Sheffield
Free admission

Man, Paul Digby, 2009

An Arrangement of Knowledge: Image drawn live at the event by Kay

Paul Digby

Kathryn Littlewood speaks about her work 'Test Tube Maybes'

In this film [link], Brendan Stone and Kathryn Littlewood speak about the Storying Sheffield project. A video of Paul Digby's talk will also be uploaded here.

Paul Digby, Corridor 2, Graphite on Paper

From the series 'At home & at work', Gouache on paper

The School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics
The Inclusive Learning and Teaching Project