Picture by Jim Wileman
Artist James Paddock aims to address the stigma around mental health through an exhibition at Exeter Phoenix.
James uses his lived experience of voice hearing to reveal stories and insights though the exhibition, ‘Life could be done so much better’.
The exhibition includes an art installation inspired by James’s experience of mental illness.
A fence constructed in the gallery has holes cut into it, reflecting James’s personal experience of being sectioned (kept in hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983) and having escaped institutions.
The exhibition ‘Life could be done so much better’ is at Exeter Phoenix from 18 November 2023 to 4 February 2024.