When Forms Come Alive: Somatic Exhibition Tours
Explore When Forms Come Alive with an emphasis on subjective, internal experience, with an exhibition tour led by artist and somatic movement educator, AD Kerton.
Focused on tuning into our internal perception, these tours see a small group of participants guided to use movement, self-sensing, gentle self-touch and vocalisations to awaken an awareness of the felt sense of the body.
The tour explores how we move and orient ourselves in space, and how we feel in proximity to art.
Drawing on the material, structural and tactile qualities of the sculptures on display, and their resonances with the cellular organisation and expression of our own bodies, Kerton explores how an embodied perspective can enhance our perception and engagement with the relational dynamics of space and form.
No previous experience of movement practice is necessary. A willingness to move your body and use your voice enhances your experience. Please wear comfortable clothes that you can move in.
AD Kerton is an artist and somatic movement educator. He studied sculpture at Brighton University and dance at HZT, Berlin, and was a resident of de Ateliers, Amsterdam.
He has performed at KW, Berlin and the ICA, London (both 2016), The Kitchen, New York (2012) and Tate Modern, London (2009). In 2021 he qualified as a somatic movement educator within Body-Mind Centering® and he works as a somatic workshop facilitator, educator and bodyworker.
Need to know
No previous experience of movement practice is necessary. A willingness to move your body and use your voice enhances your experience. Please wear comfortable clothes that you can move in.
To discuss any access issues or requirements, call us on 020 3879 9555 or email [email protected]
For your visit
This event is held at the Hayward Gallery Southbank Centre
The Hayward Gallery is currently closed.
It reopens for Anish Kapoor on Tuesday 16 June 2026.
Plan your visit
The Hayward Gallery is also where you’ll find the HENI Project Space.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
Cloakroom
We have a cloakroom for coats, umbrellas and small bags; it costs £2 per item.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Exhibition tours
Guided tours of our Hayward Gallery exhibitions are available to ticket holders; the dates and times of these can be found when you click through to book your exhibition tickets.
If you’d like to arrange a private/group tour of an exhibition, please contact us. The Hayward Gallery does not accept external tour guides or tour groups – all exhibition tours must be arranged through the Southbank Centre.
Food & drink
Offering sandwiches, salads, cakes and coffee, Hayward Gallery Cafe is the perfect spot for a pre-exhibition energy boost or a post-visit drink.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.