John Ignatius Wareham Paterson
Published: 18 November 2024
‘Léopold Chauveau (1870-1940), Monstrous Diversity, and Widening Access’, examines the relevance of the long-neglected writer and visual artist's creative responses to trauma and social alienation in the context of the current resurgence of interest in his work and in relation to current challenges around neurodiversity and mental health inclusion.
Nat Paterson is finalising his thesis after conducting extensive fieldwork: with Glasgow disability arts charity Project Ability; and at the Musée d'Orsay, where Chauveau's works are exhibited and were the subject of a major exhibition,during his research residency at the Institut Giacometti, Paris. Nat wrote about these collaborations as SGSAH Featured Researcher and presented his research at the ‘Histoires oubliées’ conference (Institut français d’Écosse, Edinburgh, 8 November 2024). He will publish his translation and introduction to an essay in the Chauveau exhibition catalogue, which he presented at this workshop (La Fabrique des Humanités / L’Atelier des historiens de l’art • Sa 23 > Je 28 octobre 2021), after winning the Art in Translation Student Prize.