The Uncanny: A Centenary
This year marks 100 years since Sigmund Freud wrote his paper on The Uncanny. A theory that went on to inspire art, film, literature and further psychoanalytic enquiry.
The uncanny is a feeling that is difficult to describe. It is related to dread, horror, repulsion and distress. But what turns something frightening into something uncanny?
An immersive exploration of Freud’s essay and its legacy. With new work by Elizabeth Dearnley, lili Spain, Martha Todd and Karolina Urbaniak & Martin Bladh. Also featuring etchings by German Surrealist Hans Bellmer. All designed to make feel a little unsettled…
As part of the exhibition Freud’s death couch is on display in his study, where he died. This rarely seen object is only available to view until the 9th of February 2020.
The Sandman App
The Sandman app delivers the full experience of Elizabeth Dearnley’s The Sandman immersive room. Download the free app, available on the App Store and on Google Play. Download this beforehand or at the Museum – please use your headphones.
Exhibition Trailer
The Uncanny Events
The Freud Museum will host a series of events to accompany the exhibition.
1 November – Event: The Uncanny Masked Ball
3 November – Course: Projections: The Uncanny in Cinema
8 November – Talk: Psychoanalysis and The Uncanny
13 November – Talk: Party’s Over: Introducing the Feminist Uncanny
24 November – Event: One Uncanny Sunday…
12 January – Course: Projections: The Cinema of David Lynch
16 January – Talk: Why Some Forms of Technology Gives Us the Creeps
22 January – Talk: Facing Doubles: Addressing “a vestigial trace…”
25 January – Conference: A Century of The Uncanny
1 February – Course: Freud and the Uncanny
5 February – Talk: Funerary Masks and Death Masks
The Uncanny: A Centenary Exhibition Catalogue
The catalogue accompanying the Freud Museum’s exhibition The Uncanny: A Centenary
Uncanny Candle - lili Spain
Achieve the great cultural conquest of bringing fire into your home!
Created by artist lili Spain for The Uncanny: A Centenary exhibition.
The Uncanny: A Centenary Shop
A selection of books and gifts related to the current exhibition.
