The Eyes Wide Open exhibition is a research project conducted by Catriona Ewart who worked with adolescents, parents and teachers from three schools across Scotland to understand the barriers and facilitators to healthy adolescent sleep.

The project involved using Photovoice, an arts-based approach, where adolescents explored how the world around them shapes their sleep and captured their experiences through photography. Adolescents then discussed their ideas in a group workshop, individual interviews, story writing, and a school exhibition attended by friends and family. These insights will be used to inform the development of intervention strategies to improve sleep among adolescents in Scotland. 

The Eyes Wide Open exhibit is an opportunity to learn about sleep from an adolescent-led perspective, share ideas and engage in meaningful discussions about strategies for healthy sleep for people of all ages.

The exhibition will run from 16th January until the end of February.

First published: 7 January 2025

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