About

SICK! Festival: On the Couch - Visible and Invisible Identities

Location: Debating Chamber, Falmer House, University of Sussex

We all carry many different labels of identity: Religion, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, disability, some of which we claim for our selves, others which are imposed upon us. We may choose to proudly represent some of the identities we adopt through our actions, words and the way we present ourselves in our appearance. But the immediate visibility of these categories is obviously very variable. In this On The Couch discussion, we consider what ‘visibility’ means and reflect on how the visibility of different categories of identity effects the way in which people relate to themselves and others.

Chair: Juliet Jacques (Journalist)

Panel: Yaa Asare (University of
Brighton), Jaamil Olawale Kosoko (US.
Curator, Cultural producer, Community
organiser, Artist and Poet) and The
Vacuum Cleaner (Artist & Activist)

Presented with the Attenborough Centre for Creative Arts.