Under Pressure
Sudipta Bandyopadhyay
Mixed-media
I drew a parallel between the time I was considering the amniocentesis
and the time before the co-vid vaccine was invented.
The fear and uncertainly was daunting and so similar in both scenarios.
Then, afterwards, with time and research – the light came back to us
and we emerged from our oyster shells.
The colours of the threads used to create this protective ‘magic eye’
represent fire, water and life.
This artist is a co-researcher in ‘Talking Trials’ a participatory group led by the Clinical Trials Team at Cardiff University.
Arts workshops with people from ethnic communities created a bridge to share cultural and clinical perspectives.
Arts workshops with people from ethnic communities created a bridge to share cultural and clinical perspectives.
Insights into this collaboration around co-creating health
and the Riverside community’s recommendations to researchers
can be found in the links below.
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/centre-for-trials-research/research/studies-and-trials/view/talking-trials
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/2770764/Talking-Trials-Toolkit.pdf
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Sudipta, wonderful that the background drawing from OOOH’s archive triggered such an insightful response around public health and also very individual choices in healthcare. Your mixed-media response bringing medical student and community perspectives together is a trail blazer!
Thank you so much!! Much obliged 🙏