The textures of loneliness exhibition at the UNSW Health Translation Hub explores feelings and experiences of loneliness in different social settings.
Produced by the Big Anxiety Research Centre, the exhibition draws on research and art from across the facilities of Art, Design & Architecture, Medicine & Health, and Science.
Discover how design is used to promote social connection – and how creative tools and programs can be part of the solution.
textures of loneliness will be on display at the UNSW Health Translation Hub ground-floor exhibition space from 13 April to 25 June 2026. The exhibition is free for everyone, open weekdays, no bookings required.
UNSW Health Translation Hub, 55 Botany St, Randwick NSW 2031.
Please note that the exhibition presents sensitive topics; viewer discretion is advised. Please contact s.boustead@unsw.edu.au if you would like to find out more about the works on display.
Selection of artworks on display at the textures of loneliness exhibition.
Benchmark for NSW, Gonzalo Portas, Associate Lecturer; Mariano Ramirez, Associate Professor, School of Built Environment with MIT, photo by Robert Walsh
It's For Your Own Good, Penny Zhang, BDes (Hons), 2024
Man in The Log, Uti Kulintjaku/ Tjanpi weavers from NPY Women's Council
Press Sense, Sin Wai Zheng, BDes (Hons), 2026, TWT Excellence Prize
Scenes from a Dementia Ward and Notebooks, Peter Stanbury
