Surface Echoes: Bringing the Realities of Eczema to Life Through Art, Sound, and Storytelling
In April 2025, we gathered at the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) to celebrate the culmination of Surface Echoes — a powerful, multi-year collaboration at the intersection of art, science that amplifies the voices of people living with eczema through 3 different resources.
Highlighting the Creative Talent involved in Surface Echoes
The Surface Echoes project is an interdisciplinary collaboration involving a range of different creative practitioners. The creative aspect of the collaboration has shifted and expanded over the course of the project, bringing together a rich variety of talents and expertise at different stages. We are delighted to introduce the creative team!
Text Collage in progress: Bringing the text to life
In January 2024 we hosted a workshop with people living with eczema to respond to the work produced thus far.
Meet dermatology professor and team lead - Prof. Sara Brown
Hear from Prof. Sara Brown about the project from her perspective and some of the motivation for the why and how the project came about.
Eczema Outreach Support youth Panel Online workshop
In July 2023 we joined the Eczema Outreach Support Youth Panel’s online meeting to get their thoughts and experiences of living with eczema.
Exploring positive futures for those living with Eczema
In March 2023 we hosted the pilot workshop for the collaborative project, Surface Echoes: Amplifying the voices of people living with eczema.