by The Visual and Material Lab | Sep 16, 2026 | Events, Research update, Visual & Material
The Material Medical Humanities Collective is a new, research-led initiative led by the Visual and Material Lab at the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities at Durham University, in collaboration with Birkbeck, University of London. The collective seeks... 
by The Visual and Material Lab | Jul 9, 2026 | Visual & Material
Berliner Medizinhistorisches Museum der Charité, until May 2027 The exhibition Horizontal: Politics and Poetics from the Sickbed explores how perception and our relationship to the world are transformed when the bed becomes the centre of daily life. Bringing... 
by The Visual and Material Lab | May 15, 2026 | Visual & Material
Honorary Fellow Tamarin Norwood appeared on the BMJ Medical Humanities podcast episode ‘The Art of Transgression’, which explored art as a tool for breaking through silos and crossing boundaries. Drawing on her experience as an artist, Norwood suggested that... 
by The Visual and Material Lab | May 12, 2026 | Highlights, Newsletter, Visual & Material
Platform artist-researcher Dr Sofie Layton recently presented her work at an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Creative Health roundtable focused on Digital Health and CreaTech. The session brought together policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to examine... 
by The Visual and Material Lab | Mar 26, 2026 | Visual & Material
Health in Our Hands: Bridging lived experiences of health from patient, community, biomedical and artistic perspectives. Birkbeck, University London, 25th March 2026. Sofie Layton (PDRA, Visual & Material Lab) recently spoke at the conference Health in Our...