The Barometer of My Heart

Inspired by workshops and real conversations with men, performances conceived and directed by artist Mark Storor will bring male experiences previously kept in the shadows into the light.

Made in collaboration with an international company of artists and participants, The Barometer of My Heart will explore the rich diversity of male experience. Carnivalesque, primitive and tender: still and moving image, music and animation, live performance, science and sound combine to create an intimate reimagining of masculinity today.

“Art allows us to look at things we can’t see and to give us a language for things that are unsaid. Too much is hidden, too much is covered up. It has been empowering to work with these men - I realise that they do want to talk about it.” Mark Storor

Working with Dr Leighton Seal, Consultant Endocrinologist at St. George’s Hospital, Tooting, Mark has undertaken research with men attending erectile dysfunction clinics at St. George’s Hospital, Tooting.

The performances will take place at the Sir Ludwig Guttmann Health and Wellbeing Centre near the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The site was the base for the Olympics Medical and Doping Centre for the London 2012 Games.

“…a devastating theatrical journey that throws dazzling light on the idea of illness as metaphor.”
***** Guardian

“Artist Mark Storor has created a world upside down with a cast who perform wonders.”
***** Telegraph