Racheal Crowther's 'Liquid Trust' Turns Chisenhale Gallery into a Disciplinary Apparatus
Racheal Crowther's exhibition 'Liquid Trust' at Chisenhale Gallery in London, on view through 14 June 2026, reconfigures the space as a multisensory disciplinary apparatus. The show borrows its title from a 1990s pheromone perfume promising instant trust. Key elements include bubblegum-pink walls (Baker-Miller Pink, once used in US prisons to suppress aggression), a sickly sweet scent diffused through hidden dispensers (HS Code 04022911, a customs code for sweetened infant milk powder, containing hexadecanal and oxytocin-related compounds linked to military-funded research), and a central readymade military health unit (NSN 5411-99-219-4744) purchased from a British Ministry of Defence surplus auction. The work critiques how care systems are co-opted by state, corporate, and military infrastructures for behavioral control.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'Liquid Trust' by Racheal Crowther at Chisenhale Gallery, London.
- On view through 14 June 2026.
- Gallery features bubblegum-pink walls (Baker-Miller Pink) and a sickly sweet scent.
- Scent HS Code 04022911 is a customs code for sweetened infant milk powder.
- Scent includes hexadecanal and oxytocin-related compounds used in military-funded research.
- Central work NSN 5411-99-219-4744 is a readymade mobile health unit from British military surplus.
- Unit was purchased from a Ministry of Defence surplus auction as a 'health control post'.
- Exhibition critiques entanglement of care with military-industrial complex and corporate power.
Entities
Artists
- Racheal Crowther
Institutions
- Chisenhale Gallery
- British Ministry of Defence
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom