Art and the Lived Experience of Pain

Vassilopoulou, Panayiota ORCID: 0000-0001-9080-0076 (2023) Art and the Lived Experience of Pain. Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement, 94. pp. 15-38.

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Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Mental health has become a key concern within social discourse in recent years, and with it, the discussion about the lived experience of pain. In dealing with this experience there has been a shift away from merely relying on medical care towards more holistic approaches involving community support, public awareness, and social change. However, little if any attention has been paid in this context to the contribution of aesthetic experience engendered by art that expresses and publicly shares with others the lived experience of pain. With reference to <jats:italic>Phantom Limb</jats:italic>, an art exhibition curated by Euan Grey and held at the Victoria Galleries and Museum Liverpool in 2016, I argue that aesthetic experience plays a crucial role in making sense of pain and suffering, thus breaking new ground in the appreciation of the significance of art for public mental health and holistic approaches towards patients.</jats:p>

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Pain Research, Chronic Pain, 3 Good Health and Well Being
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of the Arts
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	06 Sep 2023 08:21
Last Modified:	27 Mar 2024 13:31
DOI:	10.1017/s135824612300022x
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3172570