Society of Molecules explores how art can create new forms of presence, sensory experience, and reflection within healthcare environments. Through artistic interventions developed for the Midwifery Centre in Aalborg, the project highlights the interplay between body, psyche, and surroundings in the context of pregnancy and childbirth.

Drawing on a biopsychosocial approach to health—and inspired by fields such as epigenetics and interpersonal neurobiology—the works bring artistic knowledge into a clinical setting. The participating artists, several with experience in care work, use sound, care design, and tactile objects to create environments that support embodied knowledge and cultural anchoring for those who are pregnant or giving birth.

Society of Molecules aims to expand the space between art, health, and everyday life, inviting the healthcare system to reflect on its own practices in dialogue with citizens.

The exhibition presents works by Tanja Schlander, Sara Hagins, Eva Posas & Alan Sierra, Liesel Burisch, and Kamilla Mez.

The programme forms the basis for exploring how critical contemporary art can be curated within the healthcare sector. As a two-year pilot project, it seeks to test and develop new methods and collaborative models for interdisciplinary practice and curatorial approaches in this context.

Society of Molecules is a collaboration between ARIEL – Feminisms in the Aesthetics, the Aalborg-based artist collective Lím Collective, the Aalborg Midwifery Centre at Aalborg University Hospital, and the hospital’s task force Patientnær Kunst og Kultur.

Generously supported by the Bikuben Foundation, the Danish Arts Foundation, Danish Visual Arts, and Aalborg Municipality.