Arthothecary

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Arthotecary is a nomadic, conversational practice and a micro hack, as it temporary repositions gallery spaces into a space of collective care and critical dialogue. It is a portmanteau word blending apothecary and art where carefully curated objects, handmade tea, snacks, cosy props, aromatherapy, serve as art medicine.

The project came to be out of a third burn out state, thus it is siting at the intersection of pleasure activism and institutional critique. Refusing the gallery's usual logic – to be used as a silent room, distancing its viewer from the artwork, it is allowing touch, unspoken questions, radical honesty, sensorial awakening. Critical conversation held with care is a form of healing. Participants, gallery organizers are invited to vent out, connect, and rest. 

Each iteration creates a temporary space for collective decompression around unspoken topic - wages, (de)value, work conditions, mental health burn out. 

The unit is deliberately mobile and minimal - a few elements easy to carry, endlessly adaptable to new contexts and conversations.