Diagnoses
Medicine has a talent for typology – for taking a collection of disturbing tests and symptoms and synthesising them into a unitary diagnosis. OOOH!! has many artworks that reflect on the travails of particular diagnoses of mind and body.
Selected Artworks
OOOH!! can be used to illuminate our understand of diagnoses as diverse as trigeminal neuralgia, autism, cardiomyopathy, dementia , anorexia and pemphigus vulgaris. It is pleasing too that a majority of artworks tackle themes that transcend any particular diagnosis.
OOOH!! Search & Filter
Use the OOOH!! filter system below to locate all the works dealing with a particular diagnosis. The dropdown list “Diagnoses” will reveal all. You can then narrow your search by choosing additional dropdown categories such as Art Forms and Specialties.
Medical Dilemma
An elderly woman in acute pain, balancing the level of pain-killers in question
Sun-Spun
The poet observes a child with autism absorbed in play and feels privileged to be invited to join her world
Hearts
Ninety-two paper hearts to represent the loss of the artist’s father to heart disease
Dementia and the Sense of Self
‘I am not what I say or what I do or what I remember. I am fundamentally more than that’
Bubble
A hospital visit to a friend profoundly altered bodily and mentally whilst being treated for an eating disorder
From steroids to self healing – a patient’s journey
A daughter’s insight into her mother’s healing process and an exploration into the concept of self-healing and holism
Diagnoses
Medicine has a talent for typology – for taking a collection of disturbing tests and symptoms and synthesising them into a unitary diagnosis. OOOH!! has many artworks that reflect on the travails of particular diagnoses of mind and body.
OOOH!! can be used to illuminate our understand of diagnoses as diverse as trigeminal neuralgia, autism, cardiomyopathy, dementia , anorexia and pemphigus vulgaris. It is pleasing too that a majority of artworks tackle themes that transcend any particular diagnosis.
OOOH!! Search & Filter
Use the OOOH!! filter system below to locate all the works in OOOH!! which use a particular medium. The dropdown list “Perspectives” will reveal all. You can then narrow your search by choosing additional dropdown categories such as Art Forms and Diagnoses.
Flying with the Ravens
The all-clear four years after a cancer diagnosis brings heady new horizons
Reach Out
Personal insight into medical student stress and the role of counselling
‘But Gampo, your carpet’s dirty’
The author as a child’s attempts to process being alongside a dying relative and reflections around how is grief is experienced across time
The art of adding beauty to the brain
A GP’s approach to living with dementia as an opportunity for growth in herself offers unorthodox, positive, alternatives
Reflections on the Human Form
Drawing on historical and current perspectives to exploring the richness of human form
Up Close and Personal
Balancing anatomy and living presence through portraiture
In One Hand a Paintbrush, the Other a Pen
Embodied kinaesthetic learning whilst absorbing verbal knowledge and an exploration of creative engagement and well-being
Ecosystem
The hospital as an intricate, delicately balanced community
Enslaved Mind
Moving beyond our habitual patterns of thought to enhance living creatively – how frozen thought plays a role in mental health
Think Like a Tree
Exploring how looking after ourselves and others holistically might help to reduce the reliance and pressures on our healthcare system
Balancing Boats and Bodies
Seeking what provides each unique individual with the resilience to thrive
Sewing yourself back together
Free-hand embroidery based on exploration of alternative therapies to support post-natal depression.
JK’s Story
A patient’s story following a traumatic family incident through addiction and isolation to a hard-won re-connection to society and regaining well-being
Acknowledging emotional reactions in newly diagnosed patients
The complexity of processing diagnoses
Living with Genetic Diseases
Living with genetic conditions: identity and self-worth through the metaphor of a child’s experience of society and lack of agency
The Individuality of Illness
Three patients’ diverse approaches to challenging medical conditions are sensitively explored and interpreted through imagery and deeply considered prose
Beyond Physical Boundaries
The significance of giving space to the unknown in consultations
Under the Iceberg
Individual barriers to seeking clinical help
The Art of Medicine- ‘The Doctor as an Artist’
A nuanced insight into the dynamic complexities and creativity of clinical consultations within authentic holistic care
So you say I can’t do GCSE PE? Well now I’m a Paralympian.
A home visit brings insight into the role of family and societal attitudes around visual impairment
Between the Cracks
A doctor’s primary duty is patient care; however, what about their own well-being?
Teflon Man
A patient reflects on his doctor’s delivery of a cancer diagnosis
Ripping, tearing, trapping, snaring
A patient’s visceral experience of surgery and cancer treatment.
Little Things (I missed you)
An inside perspective on the role of the arts whilst living with a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment leads to an international creative initiative
Sweat, Blood and Tears
A student’s personal experience of living with diabetes
Canadian Geese
A mother and daughter share their appreciation of natural forms and systems and walking as a nurturing connection
Life’s Last Chapter
A grand-daughter’s insight into the nurturing role of the natural environment both at first and second-hand at the end of life
The Jigsaw of Recovery: caring for anxiety
The fragile nature of supporting anxiety from the perspective of a daughter and carer : clinical and personal perspectives
Inflamed and Untamed
A sister describes the physiological and psychological of impact brother’s journey from the onset of Ulcerative Colitis and the impact on close family
From steroids to self healing – a patient’s journey
A daughter’s insight into her mother’s healing process and an exploration into the concept of self-healing and holism
The Art of Medicine
The role of perception, presence, personalised approach and pattern recognition in patient consultations
Dementia and the Sense of Self
‘I am not what I say or what I do or what I remember. I am fundamentally more than that’
Bubble
A hospital visit to a friend profoundly altered bodily and mentally whilst being treated for an eating disorder
Resilience in Dancers
Dreams of dancing as a profession shattered by injury and a frank exploration of healthy and unhealthy embodiment within the discipline of dance
The D.R.
The poet processes her first time in the Dissection Room
Breaking News
Concern around physical and mental exhaustion impairing future sensitive communications with patients and relatives
Loss
Respecting the patient’s identity and emotions equally alongside of equal value in the face of clinical interventions
Despair
Processing the devastating impact of a diagnosis of clinical depression witnessed in a GP consultation through layers of painting
Childhood Illness : the family impact
The irreversible effect of acute childhood illness on the family as a whole
Jane Doe
An intricate, sensitive analysis of consultation objectives and provision of appropriate holistic support.
Bad News
The perils of clinical burnout and preventative measures are discussed
Hercules
The weight of responsibility in patient-care and maintaining work/life balance