New exhibition in Cork looks at relationship between food and feeling

Colette Sheridan looks at a new art exhibition at the Glucksman at UCC that hopes to cause some rumblings as it explores the relationship between food and feeling

WE ALL use phrases like having a ‘gut instinct’ about something or experiencing ‘butterflies in the tummy’ when nervous. Such descriptions imply a connection between mental states and what’s going on in our digestive systems. Gut Instinct: Art, Food and Feeling, is the title of an exhibition at UCC’s Glucksman Gallery.

It draws on cutting edge research by John Cryan, professor and chair of anatomy and neuroscience at UCC, exploring how digestion relates to our mental and emotional states.