Originally created for Clean Air Day 2020, this captivating exhibition is still available online.
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Everyone breathes. From a baby’s first cries to a dying gasp, breath is an ever-present companion on the journey through life. Breathing isn’t just a biological process. It enables us to communicate, to speak, to create music. It can have deep cultural and spiritual meaning. It can be a marker of both health and illness. Through objects, visual, sound, interactive materials and event, this exhibition will tell the story of how our relationship with and understanding of the breath has developed over time, from ancient philosophers who equated breath with life itself to the latest advances in medicine.
Our thanks to Durham University for creating an online version of this exhibition.
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