How a life-changing moment inspired Jason Wilsher-Mills' art | Virtual exhibition tour

Some moments stick with you forever. For artist Jason Wilsher Mills, that moment took place in Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield on 1 August 1980 at 2.54pm.

It was when he witnessed his parents being told of his autoimmune condition that paralysed him from the neck down from the age of 11 to 16. It was also the moment he saw the British athlete Sebastian Coe – wearing the number 254 on his chest – win the men’s 1500m race at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. So, Jason’s story – told in our exhibition, 'Jason and the adventure of 254' – begins.

Join Jason, as he takes you on a guided tour of the exhibition in a video exploring personal influences and the story behind some of his key works including the mammoth-sized sculpture, 'Figure in a Bed' and the brightly-coloured 'Calliper Boots'.
 

Contents of this video:
0:00 - Intro
01:09 - About the exhibition
01:39 - Dioramas
02:00 - 'Figure in the Bed', 2024
02:15 - Seb Coe
02:59 - Toy Soldiers
03:28 - Calliper Boots

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Credits:
MDM Props, London.
Contact your own doctor, Wellcome Collection.
Immunity and immunopathology, 1974, Wellcome Collection.
Blood, 1928, Wellcome Collection.

[JoseighBlogs]

Inspiring! ~ Apart from the large arresting and amusing sculptures the artist's sketchbook drawings are innovative for their quirkiness, and could, if not already, be illustrative in comic-strip style print storytelling especially if the artist decided to write childrens' stories.

[Sanriogirl]

I saw that in real life it is really good experience ❤️