The exhibition contains multiple self-reflections, a hall of memory mirrors. Concrete poems combine word and image, as do the photo/poems. Edith Joyce’s self-portrait is a sequence of images that skip playfully across each other like a joyous, curvaceous cubism, while Raymond Weaver’s portrait of himself places words across its own mouth, both speaking and silencing. Pauline Eaton’s self is a vision that is colossal and collapsed.

Concrete poems use the visual presentation of words to add to their meaning. Theresa Daulby’s maiden name was Greenwood and so the poetic meditation on herself as a child is given the shape of a sapling. There are faces shaped as poems and poems shaped as faces. Gadarene was written in one continuous rush and has been presented as a punctuation-free column. Amputee, a broken series of ideas, is also typographically broken.

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Praise for exhibition Verbivisivoco:

"Self-portraits in an ageing mirror: the worlds, words and visions of older people"

“Moving, inspiring indeed.”

“You are (if it’s not too flowery) creating an ecology within which flowers bloom that would otherwise be unseen.”

“A little gem of an exhibition.”

“Ghostly images- haunting work, very stimulating. Thank you”

“Made me think of my mum. Quite sad but also moving.”

“Extraordinary portraits of ordinary people”

“A most revealing exhibition about those so often forgotten in our society.”

“Very moving. What a wonderful therapy. More of this should happen.”

“These forgotten people should have more opportunities to be given- chance to express themselves like this.”

“Very poignant, the concrete poetry had a life to it, I wanted to read more.”

“Insightful and thought provoking made me remember my families lost”

“Magnificent!! The most moving exhibit for years. Congrats.”

 

arthur+martha collaborated with older people in Stockport hospitals and a sheltered housing scheme, to create a series of A1 size posters, that where exhibited at Buxton Art Gallery and Museum in 2008 entitled Verbivisivoco. Some of the resulting posters are shown here, click on detail for larger image...
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This is an exhibition of self-reflections made by older people. Many of these participants were in poor health and the fragile, wavering lines and whispered words often mark a struggle with pain and illness as well as the ageing process.