Narratives of Art Practice and Mental Wellbeing: Reparation and Connection

ISBN-13: 9781138703414 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 198 str.

Olivia Sagan

Opis

Narratives of Art Practice and Mental Wellbeing draws on extensive research carried out with mental health service users who are also practicing artists. Using narrative data gained through hours of reflective conversation, it explores not whether art can contribute to positive wellbeing and improved mental health - as this is now established ground - but rather how art works, and the role art making can play in people’s lives as they encounter crises, relapse, recovery or ‘beyonding’.

Spis treści

1. Chris, Kandinsky and the Autobiography of the Question: A Brief Introduction  2. Mental Illness and Creativity: Links, Myths and Arty Facts  3. Transitions: Participation and Collaboration  4. Lost for Words, Found by Image  5. Art Making, Unmaking and Repair  6. Mirrors and Connection  7. Afterword: A Singular Fascination

O autorze

Olivia Sagan is a Chartered Psychologist, Counsellor and Senior Lecturer in Pyschology. She is currently Academic Co-ordinator for Psychology at Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln, UK.