*See film trailer version of the film Brisk/Risks here. * See 15-minute film with BSL here. *See gallery and feedback of Brisk/Risks here. * See transcript of 2 of the open mic’s presentations here. *See images and feedback of premiere of the film at Birkbeck, University of London, on 21 May 2019 here. The film premiere was part of Too Much/Not Enough: Neurodiversity and Cultural Production, of the Birkbeck Arts Festival, The evening featured 2 new provocations by Kai, including one on the contested term ‘neurodiversity’, alongside medical humanities scholar Dr Sophie A Jones and curator Alessandra Cianetti. *Listen to the podcast of the entire evening here of the evening. *Access edited transcripts of the evening’s discussions here (on ‘neurodiversity’) and here (on neurodiversity and leadership).
What’s the riskiest thing you have ever done? What do you dream of doing but dare not? Do you dare share something that you’ve never told anyone else before? Go on - what’s the worst that can happen? Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is popularly associated with inattention and being easily distracted. Yet its other features such as hyperactivity, mind wandering, impulsivity and risk-taking are less discussed beyond specialist contexts. Brisk/ Risks was a fun, accessible and engaging evening exploring risk-taking within and beyond the framework of ADHD. The evening took on the format of an open mic, 4 December, at Bush House Arcade, London, UK. We invited attendees to stand in front of a colorful tapestry in the exhibition and respond to any of the strands listed above by sharing a lived experience, improvise a joke or tell a story. The tapestry is itself a fantastical landscape conjured by the hyperactive, ADHD mind of an artist. Speakers drew on elements of the tapestry, read from their poems. They pushed the boat out - and were brisk, as each speaker was given four and a half minutes!

Guest speakers: Professor Philip Asherson (King's College London), artist Mike Barrett, Andrea Bilbow OBE (Executive Founder of ADDISS, ADHD Information Services), medical humanities scholar Dr. Sophie Jones (Birkbeck, University of London). It was hosted by artist Dr. Kai Syng Tan (King's College London). The event was part of the exhibition programme for King's Artists – New Thinking, New Making.