6.30–8.30pm
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97–99 Hoxton Street, London N1 6QL
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Reflecting on shared experience of finding meaning in illness, Leah Clements’ new commission Apophenia (2026) featured a recorded conversation with Jenn Ashworth, author of Notes Made While Falling, a memoir and a cultural study of traumatised and sickened selves in fiction and film.

In this reading group, led by The Art Working Parents Alliance, participants discussed Ashworth's memoir along with a selection of texts that explore portrayals of postpartum psychosis in art and literature. Among the selected authors are Claire Kilroy and Ghislaine Leung.

The event begins with a screening of the film and a short discussion with Clements. No prior reading necessary. Selected texts for the evening will be made available, and light refreshments will be provided. Participants should be aware that the readings and discussions may include challenging or sensitive topics.

This event was BSL Interpretated.


Biography:

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The Art Working Parents Alliance (AWP) is a nation-wide network supporting, connecting and advocating on behalf of parents working in the art world – mothers, fathers and others. Founded in 2022 by Jo Harrison and Hettie Judah, AWP is free to join. Its members hail from sectors including academia, commercial galleries, public organisations, education, communications and the media, alongside artists.


Image Description:

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A Black woman in her 30s lying on a bed, we see her from above and she looks up at us intensely. Her left hand with green painted nails lays next to her head on the white pillow, hair in singles on her shoulders, over a green patterned robe. She is staring not at us, but at something floating above her face, whether it is actually there or not. It is a series of symbols, formed from white outlines, in an almost-symmetrical pattern. They appear to be in motion.