‘NO KIDS’ is a multimedia exhibition and series of events by Louise Ashcroft, reflecting her ambivalent experiences of not having children. ‘NO KIDS’ brings together a film, installation and collaborative album of adapted nursery rhymes made with Swiss artist/writer/musician Sarah Elena Müller and Swiss music therapist Luzia Studer.

The album, ‘No Kids Nursery Rhymes’, was initially made in response to Louise Ashcroft’s survey of 180+ people who do not have children and was commissioned by Melanie Bühler in 2024 for the group show ‘Burning Down the House: Rethinking Family’ at Kunstmuseum St. Gallen. It will be re-exhibited within an installation at the Swiss Church London alongside Ashcroft’s new film ‘What To Expect When You’re Not Expecting’, an hour-long film based on her 2023 comedy stage show about inequalities in fertility care.

Curated by Lizzy Drury and Diane Chappalley. Presented by The Swiss Church, London WC2H 9DY, from 24 to 26 January 2025.

Accompanying Events:

7 January, 6.30pm: ‘No Kids Choir’
24 January, 6.30pm: Private View & Singalong
25 January, 6.30pm: Film Screening: ‘What To Expect When You’re Not Expecting’
26 January, 10.00am: ‘No Kids’ Brunch Conversation

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