Identity at The Wellcome Collection

Author: Maria Arbiter

The Wellcome Collection in central London has recently opened an exhibition devoted to the subject of identity.

What makes us who we are?

What makes us different from others?

How easy is it to change our identity?

Exploring nine individual stories, including artist Claude Cahun and Samuel Pepys, the exhibition investigates issues such as memory, gender and sexuality, race and prejudice.

The exhibition is free and open everyday, including Sundays. A must see!

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Identities and the self

The 21^st century forces us to live in a perpetual paradox—a world which is increasingly interconnected and interdependent, in which communication is apparently easier and cheaper than ever before, but in which we easily feel vulnerable, incomplete or adrift as individuals—a world in which diversity is often an opportunity but still too often lived as a burden.

Counterpoint is asking: how do we develop a sense of self that simultaneously contributes to a much needed collective capacity? And can we do so?

Identities and the self programme outline

The self and:

CounterpointStimulating debate with the British Council