Wounds need air

Author

Camilla Jerome, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow

Date of Award

Spring 6-1-2021

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Department

Photography

First Advisor

Alex Strada

Second Advisor

Laine Rettmer

Third Advisor

Elizabeth Maynard

Abstract

A personal essay in the first-person voice describes the artist’s lived experience navigating the American medical industrial complex with multiple misdiagnosed chronic pain disorders. The artist’s personal story spans thirty years and is contextualized by illness, gender, race, age, ability, class, and is grounded in the artistic expression of self. Descriptions of mental illness, physical disability, and access to proper healthcare are weaved into an examination of embodied knowledge.

Comments

View exhibition online: Camilla Jerome, Wounds Need Air

Recommended Citation

Jerome, Camilla, "Wounds need air" (2021). Masters Theses. 696.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/696

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