Flesh Arranges Itself Differently
with The Hunterian, Glasgow

Flesh Arranges Itself Differently is an exploration of the varied ways in which artists have evoked bodily experiences, often in response to the impacts of technology, spirituality or mortality.

The exhibition is a unique collaboration between The Hunterian, University of Glasgow and the David and Indrė Roberts Collection. Co-curated by the Roberts Institute of Art and The Hunterian, artists featured from both collections are:

Flesh Arranges Itself Differently does an excellent job of demonstrating the rich multitude of ways in which the human body and spirit can be represented, as well as the cultural shifts that have opened up these explorations since the age of Enlightenment. Current experience tells us that these shifts will continue to disrupt our sense of our physical and collective selves and our identities in ways we can only imagine.
Studio International, February 2022

Selected by splicing two very different collections together, the works included here range from early anatomical studies to contemporary works in painting, print, sculpture, photography and video by leading international artists. The contemporary works often translate corporeal experiences through sculpture and figurative imagery, but also include more abstract pieces that allude to spiritual beliefs and psychological experiences.

Throughout the exhibition, we encounter bodies and artworks themselves as exposed to the interventions of external forces. Flesh Arranges Itself Differently explores new perspectives on these forces and the ways we have developed understandings of our bodies, whether in relation to their materiality, their transformation in modernity, or through otherworldly experiences.

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