Opening 10 July | 4-7pm * Visit 11-19 July | 11am-7pm

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Opening 10 July | 4-7pm * Visit 11-19 July | 11am-7pm 〰️

Invisible M*thers

Kid-friendly opening: 10 July, 4-7pm
Visit: 11-19 July, 11am - 7pm

Strange Field, 105 French St, Glasgow, G40 4EH

Invisible M*thers is the first in-person exhibition from duo Rebecca Livesey-Wright (she/they) & Indra Wilson (they/them).

This multi-media installation brings together soundscape, personal narrative, ceramics and architecture to give voice to under-represented experiences of pregnancy and m*therhood.

You’re invited to slow down and be guided through an intimate, tangible listening experience.

Invisible M*thers explores stories of m*therhood that aren't often seen, centring genderqueer, single/solo, young and neurodivergent experiences. Through Rebecca and Indra's personal stories, the exhibition holds two very different experiences of pregnancy: one of raising a child, and one of pregnancy loss. Together, they explore how love, grief and care continue to shape what m*therhood can mean.

The exhibition asks, how do we make hidden personal stories of m*therhood visible, whilst also protecting those at the centre of those stories?

Co-Lead Artists: Rebecca Livesey-Wright & Indra Wilson
Sound Designer: Elaine Cheng, featuring vocals and field recording by Rebecca Livesey-Wright and Indra Wilson
Installation Technician: Marguerite Carson
Audio played through the ceramics: written and performed by Rebecca Livesey-Wright and Indra Wilson
Ceramics: Rebecca Livesey-Wright

Accessibility and care

  • The venue is wheelchair accessible.

  • There are gender-neutral toilets on the ground floor.

  • There is a wheelchair accessible toilet on the top floor through the private artists studios. We have been given permission to use this toilet if required, and a member of staff will guide you to where it is.

  • The lift to the toilets is wide enough for a standard wheelchair but is does not have turning room.

  • The architecture of the installation has been designed with wheelchair accessible guidelines in mind including wide turning points and entrances.

  • The audio played through the ceramics will require use of hands to hear. Our invigilator will assist you with this if needed. A transcript will also be available for this audio.

  • The soundscape will be played on a loop throughout the exhibition space.

  • The show contains fragile elements.

  • Children are very welcome in the space - we just ask their adults to take care that the artwork is handled and approached with care.

  • We will have toys, books and craft materials for all to use in the same room.

Content notes: The audio played through the ceramics and the transcript touch on themes of pregnancy loss, shame, descriptions of body change during pregnancy, medical neglect, misgendering and external judgement to our pregnancy experiences, minor references to alcohol consumption, some adult language (minor use of swear words), abandonment/ rejection from the fathers.

The exhibition can be experienced without the audio played through the ceramics (although the core narrative will be missed) as the non-verbal soundscape will be playing in the room, and ceramics can be viewed and handled without engaging with the written elements.

Thanks: Kinfolk Families has partnered with Rebecca and Indra on this project to provide project management and outreach engagement support. Rebecca and Indra would also like to thank: 16 Collective who have provided curatorial support; Jenny Tipton Curator for Families, Young People and Schools programme at Tate St. Ives, and Cabbage founder who provided arts mentoring; Georgia Nelson who provided writing mentoring; Ezra Berrnico who runs Kiln Klub and supported with firings; Coral Brookes, Learning Programme Co-Director at Strange Field; One Parent Families Scotland, MILK Glasgow and the Scottish Mental Health Foundation who supported with community engagement and outreach and; Creative Scotland who funded the project.