How to be in a Coma

Authors

Emma Capps, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow
Special Collections, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow
Fleet Library, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow

Files

Publication Date

11-1-2021

Keywords

artists' books, Baker & Whitehill

Disciplines

Book and Paper

Student Status

Undergraduate student

Year of Graduation

2023

Major

BRDD, Illustration, Literary Arts

Faculty / Course

Joohee Yoon / Digital + Analog

Materials + Techniques

Risograph machine, laser-engraved plexiglass

Student Narrative

“How to be in a Coma” examines and universalizes my own experience in a 2-month-long induced coma in 2015. This book allows readers a glimpse into the experience of a comatose child, as well as inspire action to improve the lives of chronically ill children. During the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic - when record numbers of patients are being admitted to ICUs and put into induced comas - I wanted to offer up my own experience in order to provide solace, understanding, and a glimmer of hope.

Photo Credit

Hannah Nigro, PH 2023

Recommended Citation

Capps, Emma; Collections, Special; and Library, Fleet, "How to be in a Coma" (2021). 8th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2022. 3.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/bookcontest8th2022/3