A Visual Story Milly Thompson: My Body Temperature is Feeling Good

Find out what to expect when visiting Milly Thompson: My Body Temperature is Feeling Good, 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 gallery in on Level 2.
There is a white wall with a TV playing a video on it.
There is wall text with the name of the exhibition, the name of the artist and the dates the exhibition is running in black text.

Attached to the ceiling are three pieces of fabric that are being blown by a fan and swaying from the ceiling.
There is soft music playing over speakers in the space.

The entrance to the exhibition is on the far left before the corridor to the Learning Lounge/Sensory Room.
There is a sign telling you that you are not allowed to touch the artworks.

To the left of the entrance is the wall text where you can read more about the artist and the exhibition in black text on a white wall.

To your left as you enter the exhibition are large scale paintings on the walls.
Some of the paintings are big and bright, some are smaller in size. There are abstract lines and emojis in the paintings.
In some paintings there are depictions of people.
There is text on the wall that you can read that tells you the artworks name and more about the artwork.
The light in the room is bright.

On the wall in the middle of the room is more text on a pink background.
The text is a piece of artwork in the exhibition.
There are magazines and books on a shelf protected by glass below.
You can sit on the bench in the middle of the room to read the text, or stand.

In the middle of the room there is a bench to sit on to rest, read the wall text or look at the surrounding artworks.

On the other side of the bench on the wall is the biggest painting in the exhibition.
It uses black and blue paint on a white background and shows a person wearing jewellery laying down on a patterned background.

There is a small walkway down to the back of the gallery with artwork on both walls.
To the left, there is a small window with a glass front with some perfume bottles in.
There are more paintings of different sizes and styles on the right.
There is another glass topped shelf with drawings and text inside.
You can walk around the wall to the other part of the exhibition.

There is a wall that divides the exhibition
On top of the wall is a sculpture
There is more artwork round the back of the wall towards the back of the exhibition, including video, sculpture and paintings.

Around the wall there is a TV that is playing sound and video on top of a white plinth.

There is sculpture on a plinth in the middle of the room, similar to the one that is on top of the wall.
There are white barriers around some of the artworks so people don't stand to close or touch the artwork.
There are three fabric sculptures on the wall.
There are also more paintings on either side of the walls.
Baltic Crew have samples of the fabrics and sculpture material that you are allowed to touch so you can see how the artwork feels.

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.
You will leave the exhibition and be on Level 2.
There will be a Baltic Crew member in the gallery, they are there to help and assist you with any questions.

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