Explore Behind the Scenes Spirometry: Is 'normal' what it seems? Spirometers, like other medical technologies, need a definition of 'normal' to quantify 'abnormal'. But how reliable is this baseline? Under The Surface Award-winning composer Toby Young discusses his creation of 'Under the Surface' with Jennifer Thorp. Bristol virtual exhibition Take a closer look at the Bristol exhibition content. The Book of Jo Theatre maker Viv Gordon explains how she came to create her theatre work The Book of Jo. Living anatomy Catherine explores the magical-inner workings of our bodies and the breath, through art, movement, and sound. Bristol launch in images Life of Breath's Jordan Collver shares images of the Catch Your Breath launch at Bristol. Catching our breath A summary of Catch Your Breath's closing day at the Royal College of Physicians' Open House with artist Jayne Wilton. A matter of life and breath View presentations from Life of Breath researchers, drawing on a range of different perspectives, including the lived experience of breathlessness, Respiration as Inspiration Professor David Fuller explores the ways in which breath inspires the writing and performance of poetry and literature. Breathing like the Iceman by Sarah McLusky, Project Manager In our Catch Your Breath exhibition there is a pair of shorts. To some they Bristol exhibition photo tour Explore this photo tour of the exhibition at Southmead Hospital in Bristol from 24 September to 31 December 2019. Catch Your Breath moves to London As our exhibition opens in London find out what to expect and how it differs from Durham. Making the invisible visible Writer-in-Residence Christy Ducker writes about the poetry workshop process, and posts some of the public's poems. We come here for fun! Watch the premiere of 'The Singing Hospital', composed by Victoria Hume to celebrate ten years of Singing for Breathing at Plants and the Lungs trail The exhibition might have left the RCP, but the medicinal garden is there to stay. Explore RCP medicinal garden with What's in a name? Find out why we chose 'Catch Your Breath' as the name for this exhibition. The Soundscape Life of Breath researcher, music therapist & mindful yoga therapist Kate Binnie discusses her recorded piece 'The Soundscape'. Catch Your Breath exhibition sneak peek by David Wright, Curator Hello and welcome to the Catch Your Breath exhibition blog. We’re just under two months away Breath and Breathing booklet In response to the London version of the Catch Your Breath exhibition, two RCP fellows, Nigel Cooke and Noel Snell Breathtaking books One of the curator's hardest jobs is choosing what not to include in an exhibition. Find out what we couldn't Letters in the leaves Elspeth explores the power of letter writing through her workshops in Bristol. Botanicals for breathlessness The Royal College of Physicians' medicinal garden is home to a variety of plants used to cure different respiratory illnesses. 'The Secret' & 'To Breathe' Films created by our writer-in-residence Christy Ducker in collaboration with filmmaker Kate Sweeney. Time to catch our breath... After two years of preparation and four busy months, our Durham exhibition draws to a close this week. Curator David Breathe better (with breathing exercises) by Kate Binnie, Life of Breath Researcher A key theme of the exhibition is that the way we breathe can Making 'Still/Breathing' North East based filmmaker Matt James Smith discusses the changing process behind his short film 'Still/Breathing', commissioned for Catch Your Strive and labour more vehemently RCP's Katie Birkwood (Rare Books & Special Collections Librarian) and Felix Lancashire (Assistant Archivist) discuss their favourite objects of the Sharing the unshareable As part of her residency, Christy Ducker ran a series of writing workshops with Durham and Derwentside Breathe Easy. Insights into Illness Brian Callendar on Aneurin Wright's graphic medicine novel 'Things To Do in a Retirement Home Trailer Park... When You're 29 RCP exhibition highlights Watch a video tour showing some of the highlights of the RCP exhibition. Breath in Visual Art How can we make the invisible visible? Catch Your Breath moves to Bristol The Bristol exhibition team highlight the themes of Catch Your Breath at Southmead Hospital, Bristol. 'Sing Sweetly for Tobacco' Project Manager Sarah looks at some of the work by Life of Breath researcher Prof Andrew Russell. Still/Breathing Project Manager Sarah talks about the Life of Breath commissioned film 'Still/Breathing' by Matt Smith. Ohmerometer II Project Officer Jade talks about North East-based artists Helen Collard and Alistair MacDonald's art commission and installation 'Ohmerometer II'. 'Through the lungs to memory': evaluation Read the evaluation of the writer-in-residence programme we ran alongside the Durham exhibition. RCP’s Catch Your Breath Explore this unique version of the Catch Your Breath exhibition and its collections at the Royal College of Physicians, London. Catch Your Breath Jukebox Listen to our breath-inspired Spotify playlist. Kids in Museums Takeover Day A video tour of Catch Your Breath at Palace Green Library in Durham by Coxhoe Primary School on Kids in Air Transformed These striking objects by Miriam Quick and Stefanie Posavec represent air pollution data. Johanna Under The Ice 'Johanna Under The Ice' by Ian Derry is both beautiful and terrifying. Durham exhibition photo tour A photo tour of Catch Your Breath at Palace Green Library, Durham (24 November 2018 to 17 March 2019).
