The Institute of Psychoplasmics is an exhibition about cultic and social groupings and how they challenge the integrity if the social body by producing another within. It takes its name from the eponymous fictional institute in David Cronenberg’s 1979 film ‘The Brood’, in which rage is encouraged to take the form of a cancerous schism within the body. Recreated within Pump House Gallery, The Institute will investigate cults, brainwashing, war games, rituals and other explorations of the body politic as a metaphor for the social body. Manifested through videos, paintings, sculptures, sound and object based installations, live work, a discussion panel and a publication.
The Institute of Psychoplasmics is curated by Pil and Galia Kollectiv.
Kindly supported by Arts Council England. In-kind support from Hitachi and The Cornflake Shop.
