Doors of Perception
The collection, called ‘Doors of Perception’, contains examples of vigorous flexing of the imaginal muscle: patients in the foetal position in the waiting room; a visualisation of trigeminal neuralgia; Haikus on depression, the search for hope in extreme adversity; the knot as a metaphor of extreme complexity; imagined conversations between a wife and dying husband; a humorous depiction of living with hemianopia.
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Waiting Rooms
The surgery waiting room – exploring the body language of vulnerability
Big Black Dogs
Metaphorical musing around depression as something which cannot be shaken off
We Do Not Yet See Clearly But Hope is Gold
An evocative narrative, taking a universal approach to explore the role of hope within terminal illness
The Knot
An analysis of the impact of alcoholism and drug abuse upon the individual, their family and professionals involved
Precious
Fictionalized account of a tender relationship, Sita the life-long companion and carer of her frail husband
Doors of Perception
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A coat of NHS ethnicities
Celebrating NHS diversity inspires a richly symbolic garment
Divided land, hand in hand
An indigenous community provides vital health insights to the industrialised world
Flowering Sorrow
A creative interpretation of living with loss
Anatomical Connections
The exquisite entanglement of holism
I Have No Regrets
Unconventional occupational choices within perceived disability
I Fixed his Clock
Pointillism used to consider eating disorders in the elderly
A Call for Compassion
A gentle call to arms
A ‘VIP’ view
The delicate balance of holism in healthcare
A dancer re-frames ‘disability’
Dancing ‘with’ difference
Acupuncture and chronic pain relief
Alternative medicines and debilitating invisible illness
The Passing of Time
The fragility of identity in later years
Patterns of Anxiety
Mental health issues across lockdowns
Our Shared Humanity
Universal, positive, responses surface within the bleak context of the Pandemic
Mental Health in Medical Students
Renewed respect for the capacity of the brain under pressure
What’s in front of you
Visceral encounters in the DR
Chalk and Cheese
Individual difference in processing immediate experience
The Beginning
A unique documentation of the Pandemic trajectory and legacy
Beneath the Dura Mater
The balancing act of self-care and caring for others viewed from both physiological and psychological perspectives.
The Fabric of Being Human
Learning alongside recovering amputees causes the artist to question the fundamentals of traditional embodiment
Giving and Receiving
Donorship – a circle of trust within medical education
The Role of Technology in Healthcare
When faced with the choice between traditional healthcare professionals and new artificial intelligence – who would you trust to be in charge of your care?
To be true to one another in the good times and in bad…
Hearts connect to maintain the pulse of recovery
The Man in the Corner
Anonymous – A poignant consultation lays bare the diminishing identity, deteriorating health and loss of connection with a patient’s soulmate of forty years
Reassurance
The vital and grounding power of a doctor’s touch at pivotal moments
The Patient
A surreal interpretation of the objectification of the patient once medical humanity is eclipsed
Spots of Patients
Colour-inversion represents patients’ diversity of embodiment and approach to well-being despite identical medical conditions-and clinicians’ variable responses in turn
Hidden Problems
The artist bringing a medical eye to everyday environments
Holding Hands
An exploration of the pivotal role of touch in thriving – both in life’s journey in general and in relation to the medical humanities
The Sun-Bather
The risks of malignant melanoma in exposure to the sun and an exploration of societal pressures regarding ‘tanning’
The Hand
Disembodiment following a stroke and the patient’s physical and emotional journey to recovery sensitively recorded and interpreted
Hand in Hand
A celebration of both individual difference and universal connection – front cover of an exploratory illustrated booklet
A portrait in time
A fifth-year medical student reflects on individuality and universality in this self-portrait.
This Family and Other Drugs
An other-worldly moment when communication challenges post-stroke dissolve in an integrated, multi-sensory experience
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.
Sweat, Blood and Tears
A student’s personal experience of living with diabetes
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