Exhibition A
Sensory

An art experience referencing,
the sensory interpretation of 5 artistic autistics.

About the sensory experience of autistics

Sensory Experience (the art-pieces)

What to expect

- 4 art pieces

- Made by 4 different artists

- 1 hour estimated visit for this space

- Topic: Sensory Experience

- Some works are very stimulating

- Some works refer to intense experience or topic

- The collection aims to share truthful stories

-- The collection is not censored

- Support services available

- Simple routing (see map ------------------------------>)

- Decompressing room (see map -------------------->)

<--- Read details at 'About Exhibit A...'

- More information about the artworks below

^ Made for the teacher

Autistic women and girls are starting to get more recognition. But this population has gone under the radar for a long time. Many have been misdiagnosed with mood and personality disorders. Because autism can present differently in women and girls (and any other non-male gender). Autistic women are better at masking and camouflaging their autistic traits, meaning they mirror neurotypical people, learn themselves scripts and social rules to go unnoticed. This happens often to protect themself against bullying and isolation.

We have seen autistic characters in films and tv-series, though they represent mostly white males into science or other interests that are more common in males.

Chloé Hayden is an autistic and ADHD actress, who played as Quinni. She has had much influence on the script and adjusting the character to accurately represent a young autistic queer woman.

She plays a character she wished she could have seen in the past. As she and many autistic women have been underrepresented. Which leaves this population with little recognition and relatable characters in the media.

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1.2..3…4….5…..6……7…….8……..9………100
Perfomance by Naomi Morris
Photographs & lights by Hugh Pryor

Naomi Morris is a multi-media artist who is mainly exploring video and movement at this moment. She creates performances referencing her world experiences, as an autistic artist. The creations are inspired by mental health, autism, abstaction of the body, movement and many other topics.

The pictures above are made of one of her performances. In it she uses light, movement with her body, and yarn. To create a sensory experience.

This project is one of the projects in the NUNO 'Neither Use Nor Ornament' project, led by Sonia Boue. Who is an autistic artist too, and worked together with other autistic artists to create better representation for autistic artists like themselves.




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Under my skin
by Sonia Boue

In 'Under my skin' a series of photographs by Sonia Boue, she is exploring the different ways we interact with skin and the limitations and possibilities it represents.

The series is made within a larger project called 'In the castle of my skin' where different marginalized artists explore the topic of skin. In the setting of covid-19 and lockdown, the rising of 'Black Lives Matter' and how the topic of skin gets more important in these times.

Sonia Boue explores the sensory experience of being in her skin as an autistic individual, therefor coping with invisible disability. The photographs are representing her sensory experiences with touch, sound, sight and simply being her.






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Dug and grew, Perfumes
by Elinor Rowlands

Dug and grew is an exploration of the home and objects surrounding Elinor Rowlands. An interpretation of meaning and sensory experience she goes through while looking, touching and surrounding the objects.

She made visual map of her room and drawings of the objects of choice. Elinor combined soundscapes, poems and videoworks to bring her experience to life. The pieces above showcases the 'Perfumes' part.

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Map of Exhibit A - Sensory

Quinni from Heartbreak High (2022)

Actress Chloé Hayden
Autistic and ADHD

The art-pieces in 'Exhibit A - Sensory' are inspired by the sensory experiences of autistic artists. The artists have used this topic to show how they experience it.

Everybody processes sensory information daily. So do autistic people, for them sensory processing can be different or difficult. It's common for autistic people to be over- or under-sensitive, or they can be both, at different times. This different way of processing can influence how the autistic person feels and acts. It can have much influence on a person's life.

Most people know of the 5 senses:

taste
smell
touch
sound
sight

There are 2 more senses:
Vestibular (balance)
Proprioception (body awareness).

Some people experience 'synaesthesia' which means one sense is sensed as another. For example, someone can see sound (in colours), they can hear the colour red.

Entrance from the entrance/service hall via curtaindoorway in the lower left corner,
into exhibition space A - Sensory

A1 - TV screen with video of 'Quinni & Sasha - Heartbreak High (2022)' Netflix actress Chloé Hayden
Watch and listen on the poufs with headphones

A2 - Two pictures of performance '1.2..3…4….5…..6……7…….8……..9………100' by Naomi Morris
Hanging vertically above eachother

A3 - Three pictures of the project 'Under My Skin' by Sonia Boue
Hanging horizontally next to eachother

A4 - TV screen with video of 'perfumes' and two drawings from the project 'Dug and Grew' by Elinor Rowlands
Hanging horizontally next to eachother, watch and listen to video on the poufs with headphones

The middle exists of beanbags on a soft rug,
from here you can look at the artpieces and make yourself comfortable.

Exit the space into the decompression space in the upper corner, here you can relax on beanbags,
adjust the lights to your preference and take some sensory rest before going into the next exhibit.