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The Art of Healing
Each month the Institute for Health & Healing invites a new local artist to display art that communicates visions or experiences of health, healing and spirit. We display art from a broad range of cultural backgrounds; the concepts of “health, healing and spirit” have a multiplicity of meanings and we wish The Art of Healing to be reflective of that diversity. Healing can be found in the creation of this art— an artist who rediscovered her passion to paint after a cancer diagnosis or a recent Somali immigrant whose work is a link to her culture of origin and a means by which to support herself. Healing can also be found in viewing this work— the intent of the artist comes through the images, colors and textures of these pieces to touch the lives of patients, visitors and staff. To read more about how Abbott Northwestern uses the arts to create a healing environment, click on the following article, "Bringing Art into a Healthcare Facility."
Richard Bonk--work commissioned for the Institute for Health and Healing's Outpatient Center“The term ‘mandala’ means both circle and center, implying that it represents both the world outside of us (the circle) and the invisible one deep inside our minds and bodies (the center). A mandala allows us to listen to the dreams of our heart, mind and soul and give them shape and color inside the circle. It can lead us directly to the intuitive aspects of self, thus encouraging transformative insight and stimulating personal healing.” This piece was commissioned by the Institute. Richard’s process involved first collecting information from a variety of sources within the Institute—taking photographs, sound recordings, vision statements written by the staff, and videotaped interviews with some of the patients. He then changed this source material into “raw data” in his computer. This data was used to create a mandala that uniquely represents the Institute, our patients and staff, and the healing work done here.
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