In health research, communities rarely receive findings in a form they can use. This problem is more complex in social network research, where findings are both relational and individual. The challenge compounds in rural, underserved settings, where low health literacy and limited exposure to scientific visualization severely constrain how results can be communicated. As part of a longitudinal personal network project on primary cancer pre- vention in rural areas, we developed an art gallery to return findings to the community. The installation was framed as a performative intervention that made relational structures visible, inviting awareness and reflection. It comprised seven digitally printed canvases and a three-dimensional network sculpture. Each item presented a level of social organization (personal network, household, community structure, socio-spatial concentration, and food culture) through designs intended for non-specialist viewers and supported by facilitation. The three-day exhibition attracted 103 visitors, all of whom rated its utility highly. It also revealed how the community reacted to findings about their rural context. This exploratory single-site study supports three lessons: linking each canvas to a single analytical level aided reading, the order of presentation helped viewers build a basic vocabulary for network visualization, and facilitation, more than the canvases alone, carried the interpretive work. Limitations include a single installation and ratings that seem to reflect acceptability and acquiescence rather than comprehension. Future work should directly evaluate understanding, compare reception across sites, and test refinements such as written legends. We describe a working approach, not a validated framework.
