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A Visual Story Keiken: Seeds, Stones, and Future Bones

Find out what to expect when visiting Keiken: Seeds, Stones, and Future Bones, with this Visual Story guide - a guide with words and pictures. 

It is sometimes called a Social Narrative. 

This exhibition is open Wednesday to Sunday, from 10:00-18:00. You can drop-in for free anytime during our opening hours. 

If you have any questions or would like to chat about your visit before coming, you can email us on [javascript protected email address] or call us on 0191 4404960.

  • The exhibition is on Level 2.
  • There is a pale green wall with black text on it.
  • The text reads the name of the exhibition, artist and opening and closing dates.
  • On the left of the entrance in a TV playing a Baltic Bite clip.
  • There is a bench to sit on outside of the exhibition.
  • In front of the exhibition are the Baltic lifts and stairwell to the left.
  • The entrance of the gallery is low light.
  • There is a black fabric on the ceiling as you enter.
  • You enter and turn right into the exhibition space.
  • The black ceiling ends are you enter the exhibition.
  • In front you can see a sculpture hanging from the ceiling.
  • There are lights hanging from the ceiling.
  • The exhibition walls are the same green colour to the outside of the exhibition.
  • The exhibition space has low light with bright lights scattered around the room.
  • The wall text is black text on a pale green wall.
  • The wall text is near the entrance of the exhibition.
  • Large Print Guides which include the wall text are available on request - please ask a member of Baltic Crew, who will be in the exhibition for any assistance.
  • In the corner of the exhibition is a sculpture hanging from the ceiling.
  • The sculpture is hanging from a glowing light from the ceiling.
  • There is mirrored vinyl under the mask which you can stand on.
  • The mask is suspended from the ceiling and made from fibreglass.
  • There are metal sheets placed on the wall behind the mask.
  • The metal reflects some of the light in the room. 
  • The Divine Puppeteer sculpture hosts a new sound work, produced for Baltic.
  • There are headphones you can wear in the mask to listen to the soundwork.
  • The work takes inspiration from a surreal, dreamlike legend about a deity who finds themselves sitting in a waiting room, preparing to be reborn.
  • Scripts of the sound work are available in the Large Print Guide.
  • There are lights suspended from the ceiling throughout the exhibition.
  • There is reflective vinyl contained within round structures on the floor.
  • The floor is wooden with coloured vinyl throughout the exhibition. 
  • In the centre of the exhibition is a wall with a game called Morphogenic Angels: Chapter 1 2024 projected onto it.
  • There is a bench to sit on with game controls to play the game projected onto the wall.
  • In front of the benches is a circle table with the game instructions on.
  • These tell you how to play and control the game using the game controller.
  • The instructions are also available in the Large Print Guide.
  • Under the benches and other structures in the exhibition are lights that come from under the structures.
  • The lights are bright and reflect of some of the mirrored surfaces.
  • There are more lights hanging from the ceiling.
  • There are speakers on the wall, the sound is quiet.
  • There are also two control systems that operate the sound, games and videos in the exhibition.
  • The lights near the game have fake flowers underneath them, coming up from the floor.
  • There is also a semi-circle of mirrored vinyl under the projection on the floor.
  • Behind the entrance of the exhibition is a video called Morphogenic Angels: Chapter 1 

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  • The video is playing on a small screen.
  • There are headphones that play the sounds of the video on the screen.
  • There is another bench to sit on to watch the video.
  • You can travel around the exhibition in any direction 
  • Take as long as you want in the exhibition, there is no time limit
  • Once you are ready to leave the gallery, head back and exit the same way you entered
  • There will be a Baltic Crew member in the gallery, they are there to help and assist you with any questions