Consulting Room 2011
The 10 minute appointment
Daglig Dosis – depression 2011
The population of Denmark is 5.5 million. It is estimated that 272,250 antidepressant pills are taken there each day
First Love 2011
First Love is an exploration of how we think about the moment of conception.
Walter 2011
A shave a day
Last Rites 2011
The Ancient Greeks believed the butterfly was a symbol of the soul. Today we use a butterfly to ease our journey across the threshold between life and death.
Charlie 2011
Asthma is so common it is perceived as a normal medical condition, but a few children who suffer from a persistent cough turn out to have the much rarer genetic condition cystic fibrosis.
Tangled up in Blue 2011
One woman’s pill packaging preserved from treatment for depression and anxiety.
Wieg tot Graf 2009
A look at the perception of health in the Netherlands, part of the Niet Normaal exhibition in Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam.
Side Effects 2009
Contemporary Dance Company dANTE OR dIE premier Cradle to Grave inspired new work Side Effects at The Place London
Dose 2009
Installation for Holloway Prison
Gretel 2009
A new version of ‘Sweetie’, commissioned by the BBC’s Horizon
Bacteriology Illustrated 2008
Text meets textile in this dress made from a complete medical textbook: over a hundred pages torn into 15,860 pieces.
Agoraphobic’s Handbag IV 2008
You must get out more Mrs Jones…
A Cautionary Tale 2007
Looking good, but staying healthy?
Veil of Tears 2007
Malaria is the commonest cause of death amongst under-fives in Kenya; this installation considers the heavy burden borne by parents and children.
White Pain 2007
A lifetime of dulling the pain.
A.N.Other 2006
Pharmacopoeia work with inmates at Pentonville Prison, focusing on the themes of life, death, drugs and pharmaceuticals.
Charnley Collection 2006
In honour of John Charnley’s pioneering work in orthopaedics, this commission for Wrightington Hospital connects the viewer with the experience of arthritis.
Table Talk 2004
HIV affects a whole spectrum of ordinary people, but many of them choose to keep their diagnosis private; Table Talk sets out to tell twelve very personal stories.
Cradle to Grave 2003
This is the centrepiece of the Living and Dying exhibition at the British Museum.
Staffroom 2002
Cigarette butts collected over a week
Miss Essex 2002
A pharmaceutical snapshot of a troubled young woman.
Joe’s Decks 2002
Every sport has its hazards.
The Waiting List 2002
While waiting for a hip replacement operation, patients can be taking a cocktail of as many as 15 tablets every day to manage their arthritis.
Mrs. Patel’s Sari 2001
Osteoporosis is the most common risk factor for fractures in women under 70; Mrs Patel’s Sari looks at the treatment one woman takes to control the condition.
Headache Turban 2001
2,500 paracetamol tablets can cost as little as £25—a stark contrast to Migraine Tiara
Vitamin Necklace 2001
Candy for the healthy? Self prescribing? Are alternatives effective? Pills bought over the counter from a local chemist.
Resistance 2001
Multi-resistant ‘superbugs’ are an increasing threat.
Migraine Tiara 2000
Just a handful of the most effective migraine medication can cost £45.
Under Wraps 2000
The menstrual narrative, from menarche to menopause.
Sweetie 2000
Could you tell the difference?
A Packet a Week 2000
Question: what difference will smoking make to my pregnancy?
Microgynon Coat 2000
A distinctive kind of contraception
The Pits 2000
“From listening to Steve talking about his experience of clinical depression it becomes clear that this is very different from ordinary unhappiness.”
Hear no, See no, Speak no 2000
Seemingly simple devices, but actual sounds have been heard, sights seen, and words spoken through this grommet, lens and valve.
N.I.C.E. 2000
The price of prescribing.
Leftovers 2000
Every day, thousands of pills are disposed of because they were not needed or not taken by patients.
Diclofenac 2000
Spot the odd one out.
Beekeeper’s Hat 2000
The invisible protection of antibiotics provide a physical barrier against bugs.
Armour 2000
Five years’ worth of protection for Mr Brittain.
Which Ones Have You Taken? 2000
See anything familiar?
Jubilee 2000
6,300 assorted contraceptive pills—to last until your silver wedding anniversary.
Come Dancing Too 1999
A follow-up to Come Dancing. 5,500 pills or one Lippes Loop coil: 22 years of protection
Raw Materials 1999
Some of the building blocks of medicine, mainstream and alternative.
The Overnight Bag 1999
What you might need for a good night out…
One for the Road 1999
One of the great success stories of medical engineering, an artificial hip joint relieves debilitating chronic pain, and obviates the need for a staggering quantity of pills.
Mr. Minckton 1999
A pharmaceutical case-study showing some of the potential for waste in prescribing.
Hip Hip 1999
Relating directly to patients’ experiences, Hip Hip contrasts arthritis medicine with a real replacement hip used for twenty years.
O.T.C. Veil 1998
Pills bought over the counter
Come Dancing 1998
6,500 pills or one Lippes Loop coil: 26 years of contraception.