© Gemma McKenzie 2024
Threads of Protest
Open Mon - Sat, 11am - 6pm.
How are human rights protected in childbirth? Whose voices are heard within healthcare systems? And how can creative practice become a means for solidarity and change?
Through textile works and collective making, Science Gallery London’s new exhibition Threads of Protest combines creative practice, lived experience and academic research to explore inequality in maternity care and the power of birthing people’s perspectives to improve experiences for birthing people.
Contemplative crocheted works created by contributors and artists will occupy the gallery space, alongside personal testimonies and research emerging from Dr Gemma Mckenzie’s ESRC postdoctoral fellowship at King’s College London, which examines human rights in childbirth.
Building on the historic use of thread as a form of protest in women’s art, the exhibition uses crochet as a practical and accessible creative language to communicate experiences that are often unheard. Individual stories are brought together through collective making, forming a shared call to action that demands improved human rights in maternity care.
The exhibition is part of a wider programme exploring healthcare, equality and social justice, including public events and discussions in collaboration with researchers at King’s College London as part of Science Gallery London’s celebration of the 300th anniversary year of Guy’s Hospital.
Entry is free, no booking is required.