26 July - 20 September 2003
What you see is where you’re at is a film by the Glasgow-based artist, Luke Fowler.
The documentary is based on the ‘Kingsley Hall’ experiment (Philadelphia Association 1965-1969), and the ‘anti-psychiatry’ initiatives of the Scottish psychoanalyst and 60’s writer R.D. Laing. This social experiment consisted in breaking down the established norms of ‘treatment’ for people under-going severe mental distress or breakdown. In Kingsley Hall the pre-conceived hierarchy of doctor-patient relations was dismantled, henceforth no one was encouraged to act out the roles of ‘doctors’ or ‘patients’.
The film is a collage of ‘found’ and archived sound/film recordings, providing an insight into the experiences of the residents at Kingsley Hall, re-appraising its relevance to our contemporary society of oppressive psychiatry and multi-national pharmaceutical companies.
What you see is where you’re at is a film by the Glasgow-based artist, Luke Fowler.
The documentary is based on the ‘Kingsley Hall’ experiment (Philadelphia Association 1965-1969), and the ‘anti-psychiatry’ initiatives of the Scottish psychoanalyst and 60’s writer R.D. Laing. This social experiment consisted in breaking down the established norms of ‘treatment’ for people under-going severe mental distress or breakdown. In Kingsley Hall the pre-conceived hierarchy of doctor-patient relations was dismantled, henceforth no one was encouraged to act out the roles of ‘doctors’ or ‘patients’.
The film is a collage of ‘found’ and archived sound/film recordings, providing an insight into the experiences of the residents at Kingsley Hall, re-appraising its relevance to our contemporary society of oppressive psychiatry and multi-national pharmaceutical companies.
