Recent PhD Graduate Dr Jenny Hayes is part of an exhibition at Victoria’s State Library
Make Believe: Encounters with Misinformation uses four case studies to explore how misinformation can affect life and culture.
The exhibition covers four major themes – our planet, our bodies, our histories and our freedoms – through powerful case studies:
- Dr Jennifer Hayes, Prof Helen O’Connell and Anita Brown-Major expose how centuries of misinformation about female anatomy still shape medical knowledge today. Jenny’s PhD, which included an examination of the misrepresentation of vulval anatomy in anatomy text books, is shown alongside the work of Prof Helen O’Connell who identified the anatomy of the clitoris.
- Wiradjuri and Ngiyampaa artist Charlotte Allingham reclaims the myth of terra nullius through the lens of 1960s advertising, restoring Blak presence and exposing environmental spin.
- Scotty So interrogates the reliability of photography and archives in a deepfake era, using beauty, queerness and humour to question what we trust.
- Dr Sofi Basseghi draws on her Iranian heritage to show how women’s voices and stories survive through art and poetry — acts of resistance and preservation in the face of suppression.
Exhibition Details
Dates: Open NOW until 26 January 2026
Location: State Library Victoria, Keith Murdoch Gallery
Cost: FREE
Bookings: No bookings required
Visit the State Library Victoria’s website for more details
