Pain through the perspective of art and creativity: insights from the Unmasking Pain project.

ABSTRACT: People struggle to tell their story of living with pain and when they do it is articulated in a way that may not be understood, heard or taken seriously. Unmasking Pain is an artist-led project that explored creative approaches to tell stories of life with pain. The project was led by a dance theatre company that specialises in storytelling and emotional experiences for players and audiences. The project involved artists and people living with ongoing pain co-creating activities and environments to curiously explore "oneself", through imagination and creative expression. This article discusses insights and perspectives emerging from the project. The project revealed the power of art to make-sense of oneself with or without pain, and how art facilitates expression of complex inner experienc

SUBMITTER: Johnson MI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10267741 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature