Artists involved:
Rubbena Aurangzeb-Tariq, Sutapa Biswas, Rachael Champion, Mac Collins, Joanna Harries, Lonnie Holley, Kingdom Choir, Alvin Kofi, Joy Labinjo, Lakwena Maciver, Abbas Zahedi, Toby Ziegler
PROJECT INTRODUCTION
This project engages communities across East London, with a focus on Black men’s mental health. Reimagining mental health spaces through culture, creativity and collaboration, the programme centres the lived experiences and cultural backgrounds of those using the services across the area.
- Service users and staff will have the opportunity to participate in over 30 workshops
- These workshops will contribute to the creation of 13 specially commissioned, world-class artworks
Hospital Rooms, Artist Gathering at Goodmayes Hospital, 2025. Photographer, Jen Moyes
Hospital Rooms, Artist Gathering at Goodmayes Hospital, 2025. Photographer, Jen Moyes
Hospital Rooms, Workshop with Sutapa Biswas at Tate Britain, 2025.
Hospital Rooms, Workshop with Sutapa Biswas at Tate Britain, 2025.
Hospital Rooms, Workshop with Sutapa Biswas at Tate Britian, 2025.
Hospital Rooms, Workshop with Sutapa Biswas at Tate Britian, 2025.
Project curator team
Christopher Gerhardt
Project Curator
Siphiwe Mnguni
Public Programmes Curator
Siphiwe is a tall Black Woman with short pixie – cut black hair. Her pronouns are she/her. She was born and raised in South – East London to Zimbabwean parents.
As Public Programmes Curator, Siphiwe is responsible for sharing the Hospital Rooms mission and thinking with local, national and international audiences. Through the developing, coordination and delivering of year round events, talks, public exhibitions and our Digital Art School platform, her mission is to reach as many people with care and creativity whilst building practices of inclusion through our unique lens. Siphiwe is a practicing artist and has worked across artist management, set design and photography before finding her home at Hospital Rooms. Siphiwe lists painters Picasso, Karl Appel and Ellen Gallagher as a few of her favourite visual artists.
Christopher Gerhardt
Project Curator
Siphiwe Mnguni
Public Programmes Curator
Siphiwe is a tall Black Woman with short pixie – cut black hair. Her pronouns are she/her. She was born and raised in South – East London to Zimbabwean parents.
As Public Programmes Curator, Siphiwe is responsible for sharing the Hospital Rooms mission and thinking with local, national and international audiences. Through the developing, coordination and delivering of year round events, talks, public exhibitions and our Digital Art School platform, her mission is to reach as many people with care and creativity whilst building practices of inclusion through our unique lens. Siphiwe is a practicing artist and has worked across artist management, set design and photography before finding her home at Hospital Rooms. Siphiwe lists painters Picasso, Karl Appel and Ellen Gallagher as a few of her favourite visual artists.
Hospital Rooms Goodmayes Project in partnership with North East London NHS Foundation Trust. Supported by Arts Council England. Our cultural Partners are Tate and Whitechapel Gallery.