This website uses cookies to help us understand the way visitors use our website. We can't identify you with them and we don't share the data with anyone else. If you click Reject we will set a single cookie to remember your preference. Find out more in our privacy policy.
Inspire project
Low on Spoons, Not Identity

Art gallery

A painting of a young woman dressed in a suit of armour in front of an NHS flag
“I am not…” by Selan Lee, reflecting the common misconception that people with chronic illnesses are warriors.
Doodle of a person with glasses in a red t-shirt in front of a blue background. They have an anxious expression on their face.
Relapse, by Sarah Lippett © Crayonlegs 2017
A series of nine sketches of a person a reading some information and then looking sad and frustrated.
Steroid, by Sarah Lippet © Crayonlegs 2017
A cartoon of the moon and a young woman having a conversation. The moon asks 'What are you doing?" to which the woman answers "Lying in this hole". The moon asks "Why are you doing that?" to which the woman answers "Feels like the best thing to do".
No. 1 from Moon, by Sarah Lippett © Crayonlegs 2017
A series of four sketches in which a woman looks out at the moon over the ocean. She looks sad. In the last sketch she asks the moon "When will I be me again?".
No. 2 from Moon, by Sarah Lippett © Crayonlegs 2017
A cartoon style drawing of a blonde woman in a red jacket lying in a field staring up at the moon. The moon has a face and is looking back at the woman.
No. 3 from Moon, by Sarah Lippett © Crayonlegs 2017
A photo of a framed print of Steroid, by Sarah Lippett, hanging on a wall.
Steroid, by Sarah Lippett © Crayonlegs 2017
An image of Relapse comics hanging on the wall.
Relapse comics, by Sarah Lippett © Crayonlegs 2017
A painting of a girl lying in her pink and purple striped pyjamas surrounded by images of social activities including dancing, spending time with family and eating out with friends. There are a set of spoons on the borders.
“I am not…” by Selan Lee, reflecting the common misconception that people with chronic illnesses are lazy.
An image of yellow spheres on a black background surrounded by blue and white spirals.
© Yas Crawford.2021. Cellular VIIc
A photograph of green-blue bubbles rising to the surface of dark water. The water appears as a crack between two white surfaces.
© Yas Crawford.2021. Cellular VIIIa
A spiral of green-grey petal like shapes are in the centre. They are interspersed with red spheres flecked with dark spots. This is on a black background.
© Yas Crawford.2021. Cellular IIa
Painting of a young woman dressed as a saint holding a wooden spoon. She stands in front of a stained glass window and is decorated in flowers.
“I am not…” by Selan Lee, reflecting the common misconception that people with chronic illnesses are saints.
A photograph of five jewellery boxes displaying various pendants of people in motion. These are on display on a gallery shelf. They are accompanied by descriptions of each piece.
A selection of jewellery pieces from the series Poise and Elegance, Poise and Tension, Poise and Intent and Poise and Dynamics, by Jacob Chandler © 2022 – 2023
A selection of spot the difference cards depicting the difference between how chronic (invisible) illness might look to the outside world vs their reality to the individual
A selection of spot the difference cards, by the students of Royal Holloway University
A selection of six slides with different images overlayed with graphics showcasing the various ‘slides’ in the life of a chronically ill individual.
Slides of a chronically ill life, by Selan Lee
A photograph of Russian ‘Matryoshka’ nesting dolls representing the various intersectional identities of a chronically ill person and how much each identity is integral to a person.
On stage, by Selan Lee
Inspire project
Share
Project home