Apr 17 2024 1 mins
What does freedom mean to you?
Do you face barriers in your everyday life?
Are you dependent on others to do the things you want to do in life?
In Cosmology of Care, Project Art Works artist Kate Adams visualises the possibilities and barriers of the social care systems that
many individuals and families rely on.
The systems are complex, and navigating them requires knowledge, advocacy and persistence. Project Art Works artists are people who are neurodivergent and many have to navigate the system on a daily basis, either on their own or with others to support them.
The circles and layers of the cosmology provide insight into potential structures and systems that can be accessed (or not) to obtain the right care and freedom of choice in life. At the centre is the individual, alongside their family or caregiver. Around them are various structures and institutions that affect the individual. The outer circle represents life, freedom and many aspects of life that people who do not need support may take for granted.
In the exhibition, Cosmology of Care represents both the Danish and the British support systems for disabled and neurodivergent communities and their families.