From the presentation, it is clear that art has been a way of being able to communicate illnesses are experienced and how they affect the person who has the illness in their daily. art also is a way to understand the areas in which the health system lacks and has to improve, Gerald Sekoto's 1940 painting, The Waiting Room, illustrates this well. Art teaches compassion to the sick as seen in The Doctor by Luke Fildes 1891, The Mining Doctor William Kentridge 1999and the Keiskamma Triptych.
During this session, we learned how art was important in educating people on HIV and AIDS. We also learned to be present in the moment with people who are chronically ill and acknowledge their lives as important, even if they won't be there for long and could possibly never get a cure.
My visual representation illustrates my passion for science and helping communities as well as my hope to one day become a doctor or a researcher.
Comments