03/25/2026
GBG is delighted to announce that Hannah Doucet’s solo exhibition“Show me where it hurts” is opening on April 9th from 6-9pm with remarks at 7 + a public workshop on April 10th from 11-2 ( drop in!)
In the artist’s words: “Particularly excited for this one as it’s my first time showing in a gallery in a hospital, interested in how this will shift the conversations with the work/ how I am thinking through it. The show is focused on the relationship between puppetry and spaces of pediatric illness. The installation brings together finger puppets, a larger-than-life children’s fold out puppet theater and a book of poetic scores for puppets plays, amongst other things!”
In this vibrant installation of fabric flowers, fruits, and insect puppets, as well as a grand plush theatre, Hannah Doucet has taken the still life painting tradition as a starting point for thinking about self-awareness and agency in relation to illness and healthcare. Her creations have a bright simplicity and are funny and clever, their scale sometimes shrinking the viewer’s perspective to that of a kid’s, which is part of the point. Use of puppets in paediatric healthcare can help reduce anxiety and so make it easier for small patients to interact with their clinicians, a relationship Doucet is particularly interested in. With care and questioning, she highlights the inherent anarchy of illness and the dynamics that form around it.
Opening reception 6 - 9 pm, Thursday 9 April | All are welcome
Exhibition open to the public 10 April - 10 July 2026