THROB. A four part series of linked artistic collaborations comprising painting and drawing installations, music, poetry and theatre installation.
- Submitting institution
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University of Wales Trinity Saint David / Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- 32-SW3
- Type
- M - Exhibition
- Venue(s)
- Reardon Smith Theatre National Museum of Wales (Cardiff); Ten (Cardiff); The Riverfront, (Newport); Bay Art Gallery (Cardiff)
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of first exhibition
- November
- Year of first exhibition
- 2015
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This collaboration, led by Williams, researched the issue of male vulnerability, particularly the context of sexual confidence and dysfunction. The research sought new conceptual sources for artistic practice to better understand how sexual dysfunction, pain, pleasure, disease and psychological fallout affects individuals in their relationships to significant others. The intention was to contribute to a change in both the public and professional attitude to the condition of erectile dysfunction. The research opened a dialogue with the medical profession which extended to interviewing patients and partners at University Hospital Wales. A team of international artists were invited to join the collaboration forcing new boundaries and concepts to appear. The creative process was to a) undertake interviews with patients to make a visual statement capturing the experiences of medical intervention on the subject; b) contextualize the couple’s responses through ongoing video, voice recordings, drawings and paintings and performance. This was delivered through four linked projects: Throb: Touchy; Throb: Exposure; Throb: Performance and Throb: Feely. Williams research explored issues of sexual dysfunction with Ossei-Gerning’s expert knowledge and shared patient experience. Erectile dysfunction is a key indicator of cardiac problems and is more prevalent than presumed. As an embarrassing, taboo issue that is rarely admitted to and often misunderstood by medical professionals, diagnosis and treatment are hampered. This means many suffer in silence. The creative responses developed new models for artists and medical practitioners to frame debate, discussion and understandings around the issues of disclosure. The research also produced better understandings of ethical issues around the subject.
Dissemination: THROB: TOUCHY. Ten Cardiff. 8th – 31st October 2015; THROB: EXPOSURE. Reardon Smith Theatre National Museum of Wales Cardiff. 8th November 2015; THROB: PERFORMANCE. The Riverfront, Kingsway, Newport. 13th November 2015; THROB: FEELY. Bay Art Gallery, 54 Bute St, Cardiff. 6th February – 4th March 2016
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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