Using mixed textiles, this piece draws comparison between fabric patterns and the anatomy of the human body as seen through medical apparatus. The bridging of textiles and medicine pulls on threads that inspired the concept of this exhibition, tracing the connections between traditional women’s work involving textiles and sewing to the expansion of roles women can pursue to include medicine and surgery.

By focusing on internal anatomical structures present within us all, constricting social constructs fade away, with the focus shifted to our commonalities, hence the title.

This work also represents the ways in which various art forms can be a useful representative tool or learning aid in medicine, under the purview of the medical humanities, again central to this exhibition ‘Women in medicine” * Visitors were invited to touch the fabrics to better appreciate their texture and think about their bodies and the structures within.

Many thanks to Susanne Door, an interior designer and textile artist who generously donated fabric samples which inspired this installation when she heard about the theme of the exhibition.