Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
For 60-seconds, artist Jason Wilsher-Mills takes us back in time to tell the story of how he became an artist.
Our exhibition space has become a ward in a Wakefield hospital at the dawn of the 1980s. As a child, Jason’s immune system began attacking itself which paralysed him for several years. Through Jason’s brilliantly creative mind’s eye, these formative experiences are reimagined in bold colours and joyously grotesque cartoon designs.
Join us on this exploration of disability, imagination and the power of art. Find out more here: wellcome.info/jason-wilsher-mills
[Alt Text: A video reel that floats around our Jason Wilsher-Mill’s exhibition showing his various sculptures and 2D artworks, among them are small green army men carrying virus particles, vibrantly patterned Doc Martens and an Olympic runner with a TV for a head.
It also shows footage of the immune system, snaps of Sebastian Coe at that famous race and sped up footage of Jason leafing through a sketch book full of his grotesque and wonderful designs.]
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For 60-seconds, artist Jason Wilsher-Mills takes us back in time to tell the story of how he became an artist.
Our exhibition space has become a ward in a Wakefield hospital at the dawn of the 1980s. As a child, Jason’s immune system began attacking itself which paralysed him for several years. Through Jason’s brilliantly creative mind’s eye, these formative experiences are reimagined in bold colours and joyously grotesque cartoon designs.
Join us on this exploration of disability, imagination and the power of art. Find out more here: wellcome.info/jason-wilsher-mills
[Alt Text: A video reel that floats around our Jason Wilsher-Mill’s exhibition showing his various sculptures and 2D artworks, among them are small green army men carrying virus particles, vibrantly patterned Doc Martens and an Olympic runner with a TV for a head.
It also shows footage of the immune system, snaps of Sebastian Coe at that famous race and sped up footage of Jason leafing through a sketch book full of his grotesque and wonderful designs.]
Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/wellcomecollection
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/explorewellcome
See us on Instagram: instagram.com/wellcomecollection
