'For this performance, we are using macabre black humour, mirroring the style of the exhibition prints, to look at the practice of medical anatomy exploration and the symbiotic body snatching black market trade of the period. Also exploring the rules and etiquette associated with these practices. Giving the audience an appreciation that our understanding of the body and its weaknesses does not happen overnight, and this is often realised through a long, messy and arduous process. Our hope is also to provide a certainty to you, the viewer, that these career paths were certainly not for the squeamish!'

'In this topic, we will be examining historical attitudes towards, and the differences between, professional experts and so-called experts, all of whom are skewered in the exhibition. Looking at the often blurred lines and hostility between these hierarchical structures and categories. Investigating the snobbery, hysteria and other misconceptions various groups, including the general public, held at the time. It is our hope that we can build in our audience, not just a judgement, but also an appreciation of different points of view. After all, accusations of negligence and outright chicanery were sometimes wrong and sometimes well founded, both in the minds of the public and in these very cartoons themselves!' 

'For this vignette, using this print as our departure point, we are exploring the challenges that arose when the nation attempted to fight back against the smallpox epidemic. We hope to portray the uniqueness of this destructive virus, whilst at the same time, drawing parallels between it and our own recent international medical health emergency. Celebrating the ingenuity in the fight against smallpox and grappling with the ensuing backlash from the fears of groups such as the Anti-vaccination League; an unfounded public panic exemplified in the above print. We are going to share with you the genius and moral ambiguity of this truly revolutionary medical breakthrough: the first ever inoculation injection.'