Making the Clinic: Spatial and Material Investigations, Artist Talk with Ana Čvorović

The Freud Museum is delighted to host an artist talk by Ana Čvorović, whose work is displayed at the Museum, in an exhibition curated by Sacha Craddock (November 16-December 6 2026). The talk will be followed by a wine reception (9pm – 10pm).

In this artist talk, Ana Čvorović discusses the work she developed through her research with FREEPSY – Free Clinics and Psychoanalysis for the People, bringing together earlier iterations of the work made during the project with the new sculpture and sound installation exhibited at the Freud Museum. Taking the works as a starting point, Čvorović reflects on how sculpture, sound, objects and spatial practice have informed her thinking about the psychoanalytic clinic as a relational, social and political space.

The talk considers questions such as: what enters the clinical space? What remains outside it? And how might the material, spatial and sonic conditions of the clinic shape psychic life, relationships, supports, boundaries and exclusions?

The talk will be followed by a Q&A and a wine and canapés reception.

This event is part of the three-week Free Clinics Festival, organised by the FREEPSY Collective. Held between November 16 and December 6 in various locations across London, the Free Clinics Festival includes a series workshops, book launches, conferences, artist talks, exhibitions and more. Please check the FREEPSY website for more information on how to register for the events: https://freepsyproject.com/fcf/.

The FREEPSY Collective (Free Clinics and a Psychoanalysis for the People: Progressive Histories, Collective Practices, Implications for Our Times) is an interdisciplinary research project of nine researchers based at the University of Essex, studying the practices and legacies of free clinics around the world (UKRI Frontier Research Grant, PI Raluca Soreanu).

Speakers:

Ana Čvorović (b. Sarajevo 1981) is a contemporary artist based in London. Her installations are an exploration of the psychodynamics of place, specifically in the context of war, migration, and socio-economic impoverishment. Her solo exhibitions include Archipelago at Ballon Rouge, Brussels (2021) and Borders Unfold at Pi Artworks, London (2019). Recent residencies include Arthouse Jersey for the commissioned project No Place Like Home (2023); FAP, Lebanon (2022) supported by the Foundation for Art and Psychoanalysis; and Sculpture Space, New York (2018) supported by Arts Council England. She is an Artist Researcher on the UKRI-funded project FREEPSY: Free Clinics and a Psychoanalysis for the People at the University of Essex.

Solidarity Ticket – £26.94

Standard Ticket – £16.40

A limited number of bursary tickets (£11.13) are available for those under financial hardship. Please email perry@freud.org.uk to apply for a bursary.

Freud Museum Members and Patrons receive 20% off the standard ticket price on all events, courses, conferences and On Demand programming.

The purpose of this event is to raise funds for the Freud Museum London, which receives no regular Government income. We are grateful to you for supporting our independent museum as generously as possible.

The event will be held on the first floor of the Museum during regular opening hours. Unfortunately the Freud Museum does not have step-free access at this time. Advance booking is highly recommended as capacity is limited.