Glitch.

Bolton, England : 2023.

1 photograph : Fujicolour photographic print, lustre ; 42 x 29.7 cm.

Documented in the project zine : Whose menopause? (b33252166)

“I am, essentially, a glitch in the NHS system. I don’t exist. I am not invited for relevant three yearly cervical screening, nor have been offered any kind of advice relating to menopause in trans men. It currently does not exist. You also only have to look at the range of marketing available, advertising products, to see who the target audience are. In computer terms, I believe the status is …still loading! Hopefully projects like this will raise awareness and begin to make a difference.”--Anonymous, artist statement from the zine Whose menopause?.

This work is a visual legacy of 'Whose Menopause?' an Arts Council England funded project in partnership with Bolton at Home and supported by NHS Bolton CCG and Indigo Gender Service. It was a 12-month socially engaged programme of work during 2023, co-created with three community groups. The groups used photography and sustainable cameraless methods to challenge the typical menopause narrative, which often excludes people identifying as LGBTQ+, working class or from the global majority. They took inspiration from recipe books, botanical drawings, photographs and other ephemera in the Wellcome Collection - some of which can be seen in the project's resulting publication 'Whose menopause?'. For further information about the project see: http://www.margebradshawphotography.co.uk/whose-menopause.

Title provided by the artist.

Orientation: portrait mode, with the hair on the left of the image.

Wellcome Collection 3338639i

Marge Bradshaw, Anonymous. All Rights Reserved.