MORAL INJURY

June 5th -20th 2026

Britannia Panopticon

113-117 Trongate Glasgow G1 5HD

https://britanniapanopticon.org

10am – 5pm

Monday to Saturday; Closed Sunday : Free admission

Participating artists:

abbey coats, alex mcneill, alison grabham, aoife mary hogan, bea mcmillan, bethan roberts, carly morrison, conor browne, greta mcmillan, iona jones, judith bowers, lita murphy, liz mcneill, louise mcgunnigle, margaret anne docherty, michael dudgeon, murray young, namhara byron low

The participating artists in this exhibition have created new bodies of work which individually and collaboratively examine the complex theme of Moral Injury. Moral Injury is a concept that captures the psychosocial consequences of involvement in and/or exposure to morally or ethically transgressive events.

Our shared disillusionment as citizens impotently witnessing the current seemingly insurmountable and intolerable humanitarian crises of our times provided the catalyst for this project. It coalesced our need to further scrutinise our understanding of the implications of institutional and political structural failure on us as individuals and its consequences for marginalised communities both locally and globally. Our project is part of a wider contemporary discussion about moral injury. The concept is of increasing global concern and an area of active research given the prevalence of inequality, systemic social injustice and conflict in the modern world. 

Our group of artists have diverse practices which incorporate painting, printmaking, sculpture, film and creation of digital works using eye gaze technology. This multiplicity of action enabled a deeper exploration of our manifold theme and a vehicle to potentially open the topic to wider debate. 

Workshops: Drawing Behind the Curtains! and Music Hall Montage! Workshops bookable on Britannia Panopticon Events Listings:  https://www.ticketsource.com/panopticon/e-olazxehttps://www.ticketsource.com/panopticon/e-glaogm

In partnership with the registered charity The Friends of the Britannia Panopticon Music Hall Trust, workshops in drawing and collage will run during 6 days of the exhibition. We hope the workshops will engage the local community and wider audiences in fun activities which acknowledge the musical hall’s vibrant past and celebrate this historic venue as a present-day cultural space which continues to have positive impacts on community life in Glasgow and Scotland, echoing the success and aspirations of Glasgow 850. 

Alignment with our venue: The Britannia Panopticon https://britanniapanopticon.org, is a community-based institution that initially thrived in the Victorian era and was embedded in the cultural landscape of the City of Glasgow. It gave individuals, including women, a means to articulate their identity and presented programs which commented on social and political trends and addressed the concerns of working-class life. It was a space for social interaction and community and aside from providing a means of escapism it provided a platform for expression of counter cultural values and questioning of the authority of the day. These sentiments align closely with our theme of Moral Injury. 

Accessibility: We have introduced a stair- climber, evac chairs and certified in-house training for venue staff because it was central to our project and core values to achieve optimal accessibility through all reasonable adjustments at our Grade A listed venue.