Words reduce reality to something the human mind can grasp, which isn't very much. — E. Tolle
Neurodivergence Gallery is a travelling art gallery showing the world from neurodiverse perspectives. It is meant to bring uplifting and engaging conversations about mental health to places of everyday conversation: social and coworking spaces, cafes, lobbies, restaurants, lounges, waiting rooms, etc.
While remaining open to any creative ideas of collaboration, these are our two pillars:
I. Bringing the mental health conversation into actual, physical spaces, not only online
II. TELL YOUR STORY YOUR WAY. In NG, we honour stories told in truth to the heart of the storyteller. We celebrate diversity in its pure, unrefined form in the most respectful way to all involved. Thus, we do not follow any trending or official narratives nor strive to fit any theories or should's. We honour storytelling true to the heart of the one who has lived the story.
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Neurodivergence Gallery gives voice to those who don’t fit rigid ideas of “normal.”
Because when it comes to the human mind (or nervous system), there is no normal and never was.
Because when it comes to the human mind (or nervous system), there is no normal and never was.
The standards people are expected to fit into were never healthy for anyone. Those who can meet them have been called “normal,” while others have been unheard, misunderstood, or forced to mask for their basic survival and social needs to be met. That is why the word neurodivergent still matters.
Neurodivergence Gallery's vision aims beyond diversity as a point of division. The hope is for a level of our collective human consciousness which creates flexible systems that accommodate by default; where the word neurodivergent becomes obsolete, and the Gallery itself becomes a museum of a movement humanity has outgrown.
Neurodivergence Gallery welcomes artists with all kinds of neurological, developmental, cognitive, sensory, psychological, and mental health differences — not only autism or ADHD.
