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.
There was a man…
Insights into the role of humour in clinical practice, and its relation to the trust placed in healthcare professionals
The Power of the Environment and Creativity
A multi-faceted representation of the artist’s change over time
Mum
Searingly honest poem about a son’s changing relationship with his mother after she has a severe stroke
The Impact of Chronic Illness on Lifestyle
Symbolic acknowledgement of a close family-member’s courage through chemotherapy by removing of a lock of the artist’s own hair
Resilient Doctors
Views on doctors modelling health in work situations
A message to our future doctors
A patient’s careful observation of her GP before presenting the ‘full picture’
A message to our future doctors
The role of empathy in healthcare
A message to our future doctors
Ill-health as a roll of the dice
A message to our future doctors
The legacy of physical violence followed by insensitive attitudes in hospital
Art in Medicine
The role of portraiture within healing.
Finding the Pain
Insights from patient drawings bring the impact of clinical consultations to the fore
Experience. Inspiration. Knowledge. Growth.
The pivotal role of literature within a student’s medical journey
Love is all around
Collaborative construction inspired by patient insights and shared observations of heart -images emerging from social encounters and the environment
A Vision Gained
A multi-sensory re-evaluation of a grandmother’s visual ‘dis’ability
Precious
Fictionalized account of a tender relationship, Sita the life-long companion and carer of her frail husband
The Knot
An analysis of the impact of alcoholism and drug abuse upon the individual, their family and professionals involved
Let Go
A lyrical interpretation of patients’ feelings of being misunderstood and aching to be free
Use Your EQ not just your IQ
Rap based on the need to take an holistic approach during consultation
Desert Rose
An encounter with a young girl in Zimbabwe is pivotal in this poet’s choice of medicine as a career
A Note On Haiku
Imaginative, poetic presentations of medical conditions
Emmanuel – A Gift, Too Soon
An obstetrician’s reflections upon the death of a newborn – from the child’s perspective
Eclipse
The fears of a foster mother to a young adult with Down’s syndrome who is experiencing undiagnosed pain and overwhelming seizures.
Dementia and whole person care
A medical student explores the challenges of connecting with residents in care-homes suffering from dementia and presents an insightful case-study
Sitting Opposite Miss Havisham
A photographic construction of a patient’s experience of agrophobia and anxiety
Fragmented Identity
A stark portrayal of identity-construction post-stroke
Asthma
A lyrical interpretation of respiratory challenges
Little Girl Lost
An illustrated poem reflecting turning points within cycles of depression
The way the doctor sees the patient and how the doctor sees themselves
A portrayal of how parts of a patient’s care can be missed by a lack of holistic care
The Twilight Years
Poignant narrative about a widow’s first day as a resident in a care home
Alzheimer’s Disease
Portrait depicting the isolation of Alzheimer’s disease
Trapped by Disease
The will to hold onto self-identity within rapidly advancing motor neuron disease
Dr Jones always tried to put himself in his patients shoes
How best can medics achieve this?
Hello Human
This felt portrait focuses on the need to touch and be touched from the perspectives of both clinician and patient
Things were rubbish until Josie came to love me
The pivotal role of dogs as companions for those living with disability
Touching Patients
Junior doctor comforting an elderly, recently bereaved man in a hospital corridor
Crisis-Point
A home-visit to elderly man provides an unexpected chink of connection through spirituality
Silence is the loudest cry – my approach to depression
Complexities around presenting with anxiety and depression – an informative, patient-based context
I would like you to relieve my pain
Insights into the challenges of supporting chronic pain through case-studies and clinical context
The effect of medical team-work on patient care
An analysis of interconnected network supporting holistic patient care in hospital
Pencil Drawing of an Old Man
Institutionalization and de-personalization in hospital healthcare
Mark
A wheel-chair user’s lived experience is ignored by her GP while a man-to-man chat ensues with her companion
The Renal Transplant Ordeal
The complexities of a kidney transplant, a student’s concern regarding the objectification of the patient in the name of cutting-edge research