The Microbiome Research Centre (MRC) is proud to support two new exhibitions that bring gut health into the public eye in a bold and creative way.
At Bankstown Arts Centre, the exhibition Gut Waters features Helen Pynor’s Lunar Cycle — 28 days of the artist’s own stool, reimagined in chrome to celebrate the body’s natural rhythms. At Hazelhurst Arts Centre, Gymea, Gut Feelings includes a large-scale knitted installation of 5,000 “intestinal” protuberances created by local community members.
These works, curated by Dr Vanessa Bartlett and created in collaboration with artists Pat Pillai, Rita Pearce and Mary Hayman, aim to reduce the stigma around gut health and open up conversations about the gut microbiome’s role in wellbeing.
Dr Fatima El-Assad, Senior Research Associate, said:
“We support initiatives that use the arts to help make microbiome science accessible to all, especially our local community. The artists have created powerful immersive experiences.”
Professor Georgina Hold, Professor of Gut Health MRC, added:
“Understanding the potential of our gut microbiome may hold the key to treating previously untreatable medical conditions. It may also provide better outcomes for conditions not previously thought to be connected to our gut, such as mental health disorders.”
The exhibitions are an opportunity for our community to explore the science of gut health in new and engaging ways.
📍 Gut Waters is showing at Bankstown Arts Centre until 6 September, with a special talk The Art and Science of Gut Health on 30 August. More information here.
📍 Gut Feelings is on display at Hazelhurst Arts Centre, Gymea until 2 September.
We would also like to acknowledge the origina reporting by St George & Sutherland Shire Leader, whose coverage provided the essential details that shaped our adaptation.
You can read the original article here:
https://www.theleader.com.au/story/9049786/art-highlights-gut-health-with-chrome-poos/#slide=7
