CoventryCreates

Mind the Cracks

2020 – Project

(R) Researcher

Swaran Singh

Professor of Social and Community Psychiatry, University of Warwick

View the Artwork

How can a creative production help us to understand the early stages of psychosis?

Professor Swaran Singh’s research revolves around health services, focusing on early psychosis, somatisation, and deliberate self-harm, as well as cultural and ethnic factors in mental illness, mental health law, transitions and medical education.

The 10 minute film includes an introduction to what psychosis is, and explains how the research captures the stories of people and their families experiencing it first hand. Including short excerpts from the play, some of which are verbatim text from interviews.

(A) Artist

STAMP

Theatre and Media Productions CIC

STAMP are a theatre and media production company, specialising in creating performance, films and multi-media events inspired by research.

Based on real experiences, this film draws on the imagery of the play ‘Cracked’, exploring the early stages of psychosis.

 

Tell us – what you think

We hope you are enjoying this digital exhibition from Coventry Creates. We would really appreciate your thoughts and feedback about what you have experienced. This quick form will only take 1-2 minutes of your time and will help us understand how much of an impact these collaborative projects are having in our community.

Thank you!

On a scale of 1-5, tell us what you think about this project...

(1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree):


It was absorbing and held my attention.

It was well thought through and put together.

It had something new or thought-provoking to say about the world in which we live.

It has challenged me to think about my attitudes and values.

I feel inspired to seek out more information or take action.

I found this an interesting and creative way to engage with the topic.

Please write three words to describe your experience of this work.

Is there anything else you'd like to tell us about your experience of this work?

Next — Project

Mapping
Women's
Suffrage

Can we identify and map as many Women's Suffrage campaigners as possible?

(R) Sarah Richardson
(A) Verity Pabla
(A) The Pips

A digital exhibition of creative work by local artists, each an interpretation of academic research from Coventry University and University of Warwick. Building on last year’s show created during the lockdown, there are 12 new projects for 2021, each aiming to change how we perceive and experience our worlds.

The collaborative commissions this year explore how Covid-19 has impacted hospice care, what museum closures mean to communities, whether artificial intelligence can create art, how we can promote respectful interactions around names, what an ideal society looks like for women of colour, and more.

Coventry Creates is part of the ongoing work by Coventry and Warwick universities in the lead up to and during the City of Culture. The University Partnership has funded over 60 creative research projects, involving many diverse Coventry organisations and local communities. The University of Warwick and Coventry University are both principal partners of Coventry UK City of Culture 2021.

Arts Council England LogoCoventry City of Culture Principal Partner Logo

More information about Coventry Creates