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A Black woman in her 30s lying on a bed, we see her from above and she looks up at us intensely. Her left hand with green painted nails lays next to her head on the white pillow, hair in singles on her shoulders, over a green patterned robe. She is staring not at us, but at something floating above her face, whether it is actually there or not. It is a series of symbols, formed from white outlines, in an almost-symmetrical pattern. They appear to be in motion.
A text graphic with a light blue background and black text that reads: In Conversation: Leah Clements & Jenn Ashworth. Date: 15 July. Time: 6-7pm. Location: Millennium Gallery. There are also two abstract symbols on this post, one looks like a vertical rectangle with a v in the top and a slightly curved bottom, the other is a rounded L shape but the bottom of the L drags down.
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Posted On: June 23rd 2026, 04:00 pm
‘You get that lightbulb moment and it might be a complete delusion, I think a lot of the time it probably is.’ Jenn Ashworth

Artist Leah Clements (@leah_r_clements) and writer Jenn Ashworth (@jennashworth82) will discuss Clements’ new film Apophenia, which is inspired by Ashworth’s autobiographical publication, Notes Made While Falling.

Leah and Jenn will use the film as a starting point to talk about the complex, uncertain, physical, and psychological process of finding meaning in the experience of illness and disability.

Join Arts Catalyst (@artscatalyst) and Sheffield Museums (@sheffmuseums) at Millennium Gallery for In Conversation: Leah Clements & Jenn Ashworth:

📍 Millennium Gallery, Sheffield
🗓️ Wednesday 15 July, 6-7pm
🎟️ Eventbrite

For more information about this event including access and tickets please visit the Eventbrite link in our bio!

Exhibition details: Showing at Exchange Place from 18 June - 1 Aug, Apophenia is a new co-commission and the first major solo exhibition in the UK by London-based artist Leah Clements, produced by Arts Catalyst and Peer (@peergallery).

Image credit: Leah Clements, Apophenia, (2026), HD Video, 23 minutes. Commissioned and produced by Peer, London and Arts Catalyst, Sheffield. Courtesy of the artist.

Image description: 1. A Black woman in her 30s lying on a bed, we see her from above and she looks up at us intensely. Her left hand with green painted nails lays next to her head on the white pillow, hair in singles on her shoulders, over a green patterned robe. She is staring not at us, but at something floating above her face, whether it is actually there or not. It is a series of symbols, formed from white outlines, in an almost-symmetrical pattern. They appear to be in motion.
2. A text graphic with a light blue background and black text that reads: In Conversation: Leah Clements & Jenn Ashworth. Date: 15 July. Time: 6-7pm. Location: Millennium Gallery. There are also two abstract symbols on this post, one looks like a vertical rectangle with a v in the top and a slightly curved bottom, the other is a rounded L shape but the bottom of the L drags down.

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