SICK OF IT: OBSTRUCTION
At R&R Jewellery, 8 The Old High St

“Weight bias has been described as the last acceptable form of prejudice. When translated to the consultation room it becomes a health threat in itself, .….” – Elizabeth Ewing, British Journal of General Practice, 2019

Madi Strong: “My work is grounded in a commitment to embodied practice. As a disabled woman in a larger body this is both my life blood and my coal face. With an early creative background based in performance and ritual, movement and the integrity of form and intention remain central to my work. There is much joy in this way of living and working. However this egg arises from my current experience of wrestling with simultaneous assessments, of being too “sick” and too “healthy” to be eligible for the treatments I need to thrive.”

SICK OF IT: ALGORITHMIC GAZE
At Overstrand, 45 The Old High St

“Technology has built the house in which we all live … today there is hardly a human activity that does not occur within this house” – Ursula Franklin, 1989 Massey Lectures

K.L.Brown (she/her) is an artist and writer based in Folkestone. Her work concerns how our fleshy bodies encounter and are encountered in the physical, political and digital world. She works across drawing, sculpture and installation and is the co-founder of The Body Room.

SICK OF IT: DIET CULTURE
At Rennies, 47 The Old High St

“Intuitive or mindful eating interventions have an equivalent (if not better) impact as weight-centric approaches on physiological measures such as glucose levels, total cholesterol, blood pressure, and inflammatory markers” -’Intuitive and Mindful Eating to Improve Physiological Health Parameters: A Short Narrative Review of Intervention Studies’ by LC Hayashi, National Institute of Health, 2021

Sarah Lloyd is an artist researcher and social activist who’s work often involves public engagement. 

Her egg is about the system revolving around “obesity” being cracked and flawed. Inspired by the Health at Every Size movement and how restriction leads to binges. Instead, she advocates for listening to what your body needs for fuel and recognising hunger and full signs – diet culture has trained us to ignore these signals . The body is extremely clever and will tell us what we need so should learn to trust our intuition.

Lloyd is passionate about learning through making, and believes that creative practice is not only a form of communication, but also a tool for research, problem solving and change. She is particularly passionate about women’s health and mental health due to her lived experience.

She has worked with various organisations such as Bethlem Gallery, Shape Arts, Outside In, Artistic UK and Maudsley Charity. ​Over 100 pieces of her artwork can be found within the Wellcome Collection.

SICK OF IT: MISOGYNY
At Miss Gingers, 49 The Old High St

“73% of Gen Z social media users have witnessed misogynistic content online with half encountering it on a weekly basis.” – Amnesty International UK, 2025

If you ever find yourself wondering why so many women are so angry, look a little closer at the world around you and you will notice that misogyny is everywhere and it’s thriving.

This broken egg represents the frustration, rage, and sadness that women feel in relation to the misogyny they encounter on a regular basis. Existing as a woman, particularly in virtual spaces, means witnessing yourself and your gender continuously being dismissed, objectified, sexualised, harassed, and abused. And women are sick of it!

Dr Henrica Langh is a transdisciplinary artist and practice-led researcher. Her practice is highly process-led and inquisitive, and she works across different subject areas and mediums. She holds a PhD in practice-led research from the University for the Creative Arts and an MA in Applied Imagination from Central Saint Martins.

SICK OF IT: STITCHED UP!
At Not For Humans, 53 The Old High St

Between 2019 and 2023, startups addressing Erectile Dysfunction secured $1.24 billion in funding, while those addressing endometriosis received only $44 million. – 2024 report by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with the McKinsey Health Institute

Alison Blackburn is an artist whose main medium is textiles. She has a degree in Fine Art from UCA Canterbury and has been exhibiting for over 30 years.

SICK OF IT: SILENCED
At Lighthouse Comics, 59 The Old High St

“A new Stanford study reveals that AI therapy chatbots may not only lack effectiveness compared to human therapists but could also contribute to harmful stigma.”  – Sarah Wells, Exploring the Dangers of AI in Mental Health Care, Stanford University, 2025

Heidi Stokes is a Multimedia artist with an MA in Fine Art from Central St Martins. Her work spans various media, including film, drawing, collage, animation, interactive touch boards, and explores themes related to technology and society.

Heidi has collaborated with experts in artificial intelligence and computer science, particularly focusing on AI’s emotional and empathetic capabilities.

This piece is part of a series examining punctuation as specimen — small symbols that quietly hold meaning together: In conversation with AI, I found responses that detect emotion with surprising accuracy — yet still feel hollow. The work explores the gap between being recognised and being understood

SICK OF IT: WOMB SERVICE
At House Of Afsana, 56-58 The Old High St

1 in 7 UK women are forced to have either a baby or an abortion. – Maya Oppenheim, The Independent, 2019

1 in 7 UK couples have difficulty conceiving. – NHS England

Laura Brown: “I am a mixed-media artist with a background in feminist global health research. My egg and wall pieces explore themes of reproductive dissonance and collateral kin, specifically the tension between familial pressure to reproduce and the physical and emotional challenges of doing so. Using these artworks as tools for expression and resilience, I examine how reproductive autonomy is often a shared, contested space rather than a private one.”

SICK OF IT: INEQUALITY
At Fabia Goff, 67a The Old High St

“It takes 9 years and 4 months on average, to diagnose Endometriosis.” – The State Of Endometriosis Care In The UK, Endometriosis UK, 2026

Fabia Hebe Goff is a Folkestone-based printmaker specialising in linocut, using bold, hand-carved lines to explore the female body and shared experience. Shared Bodies reflects the realities of inequality — the pain of periods, the weight of patriarchy, and the physical and emotional labour carried by women — while also honouring the strength found in female friendship and solidarity. Painted onto an egg for Sick Of It – Inequality, the piece brings together fragility and resilience, symbolising both vulnerability and the enduring power of collective support.

SICK OF IT: THE GUILDED PILL
At Bounce, 3-7 Tontine St

In 2025 the market value of Eli Lilly’s pharmaceutical company (largely driven by diabetes and weight loss drugs) was around $1 trillion . This is roughly one-third of the entire annual NHS budget – Reuters & NHS England

Thurle Wright works from her studio on the Old High Street in Folkestone, Kent.

For the Egg-Xhibition Thurle has made a gold-painted egg, embellished with pharmaceutical tablets. Referencing the famous Fabergé eggs, the surface of this egg is studded with tablets instead of jewels. It draws a parallel between historic displays of imperial wealth and the extraordinary power of today’s pharmaceutical industry.

SICK OF IT: I WISH, I WISH, I WISH
At Kollectiv, 9-13 Tontine St

During the “golden era” of stigmata reporting a survey found that 87% of cases were female.* This reinforces patriarchal religious ideas that female suffering and pain is spiritually virtuous. *Dr. A. Imbert-Gourbeyre, La Stigmatisation

Historically, craft and tradition have played a vital role in establishing the feminine psyche, and it is these motifs that inform the bedrock of Knights practice. Reinforcing agency by engaging with specific materials, such as; wax, genuine gesso and methods of a ritual nature. Layered practices, move sacredly to build a surface akin to skin, reinforcing notions of portraiture.

Knight graduated with an MA (distinction) Fine Art from City & Guilds of London Art School in 2021, and was awarded the Eversheds Painting Prize upon the BA (Hons) from Chelsea School of Art and Design in 2005.

SICK OF IT: GRIEF, RESILIENCE, HOPE
At The Stables Gallery, 35-37 Tontine St

A 2023 study published in the European Journal of Surgical Oncology found that 70% of women who undergo mastectomy for breast cancer in the UK do not have reconstruction.

Sue Bridge: “My practice explores themes of women’s health and is often autobiographical. The cycle of feelings following mastectomy is like any loss – the feelings repeat, often in different order and sometimes get stuck. Shown is the linear progress we would all like. I have made a silicon egg to represent a breast prosthesis.”