Hearing a voice in the absence of any speaker is one of the most unusual, complex, and mysterious aspects of human experience. Typically regarded, as a symptom of severe mental disorders such as schizophrenia, voice-hearing is increasingly recognized as an important part of many people’s lives and experience, as well as a phenomenon that has had profound significance, not only for individuals, but across communities, cultures, and history.
From the revelatory and inspirational voices of medieval mystics to those of imaginary friends in childhood, and from the inner voices of writers as they craft their characters to the stories of people from the international Hearing Voices Movement, this exhibition will explore the complexity and diversity of the experience and interpretation of voice-hearing.
This exhibition draws on the work of Hearing the Voice, a large interdisciplinary study of voice-hearing based at Durham University and funded by the Wellcome Trust.
Hearing Voices: suffering, inspiration and the everyday will be installed at Durham’s Palace Green Library from 5 November 2016 to 26 February 2017.
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EVENTS PROGRAMME
Our exhibition is accompanied by a dynamic linked programme of public lectures, discussion events, film screenings and experiential audio performances, as well as events specifically for young people.
We are also running guided tours of the displays and networking events for voice-hearers, their families and carers.
Visit Palace Green Library to get involved or join in the conversation on social media with the hashtag #HearingVoicesDU.
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Palace Green Library, Durham, DH1 3RN, United Kingdom
Hearing Voices: suffering, inspiration and the everyday
Dennyson Stoddart and Durham University Galleries
Palace Green Library
Palace Green
Durham
DH1 3RN
United Kingdom
