Exhibition photography of Lifelines: Rethinking Ageing Across Generations at Science Gallery London, May - August 2025. Photograph by George Torode.
Lifelines: Rethinking Ageing Across Generations was an exhibition reflecting co-produced research into narratives of ageing at Science Gallery London. I worked with Health Humanities researcher Dr Martina Zimmerman and her team to create a visitor experience inviting reflection and participation for the audience. Drawing on the research project, the exhibition sought to reframe ageing as a lifelong process, rather than a phase of decline that happens towards the end of life.
The exhibition was conceived as a space for active dialogue between visitors, as well as an opportunity to share research findings. A ‘library of things’ to support intergenerational exchange offered items such as games, family tree building exercises and fancy dress from different eras to ‘borrow’ and use in the space. The wider exhibition presented film, objects, photographs and animations highlighting our shared human experiences. Lifelines prompted reflection on how inequalities impact health and quality of life in older age, and to consider what we can learn from one another. It assures us that together, we can creatively rethink ageing, embracing and preparing for the challenges, joys, and surprises of getting older.
Lifelines: Rethinking Ageing Across Generations was a collaboration between The Sciences of Ageing and the Culture of Youth (SAACY) and Science Gallery London. SAACY was a research programme based in the English Department and the Centre for the Humanities and Health at King’s College London and funded by a UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship. Lifelines featured the creative work of live illustrator and cartoonist Camille Aubry, artist and facilitator Federica Ciotti and Film Production Company Reuben & Co.