Creative paperclay and Parkinson’s Disease : shaping identities, enriching lives

This presentation highlights ideas and observations from the artist’s latest creative paper clay project with the Parkinson Disease Society Singapore. Through a showcase of the participants' work , It will share views on how a systematic program can lead individuals to realize new possibilities...

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Main Author: Tan, Michael Koon Boon
Other Authors: School of Art, Design and Media
Format: Conference Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94405
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7688
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description This presentation highlights ideas and observations from the artist’s latest creative paper clay project with the Parkinson Disease Society Singapore. Through a showcase of the participants' work , It will share views on how a systematic program can lead individuals to realize new possibilities and assume new roles as artist to reconstitute the self in time of illness. Moving beyond the known clinical benefit of clay on Parkinson’s patients, the artist examines the necessity to develop of visual literacy so as to equip individual with skills to advance their ability to communicate visually and reinforce their identity as artist.
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spelling ntu-10356/944052019-12-06T18:55:30Z Creative paperclay and Parkinson’s Disease : shaping identities, enriching lives Tan, Michael Koon Boon School of Art, Design and Media Annual International Arts and Health Conference (3rd : 2011 : Canberra, Australia) DRNTU::Visual arts and music::General::Social aspects This presentation highlights ideas and observations from the artist’s latest creative paper clay project with the Parkinson Disease Society Singapore. Through a showcase of the participants' work , It will share views on how a systematic program can lead individuals to realize new possibilities and assume new roles as artist to reconstitute the self in time of illness. Moving beyond the known clinical benefit of clay on Parkinson’s patients, the artist examines the necessity to develop of visual literacy so as to equip individual with skills to advance their ability to communicate visually and reinforce their identity as artist. Accepted version 2012-03-28T01:48:55Z 2019-12-06T18:55:30Z 2012-03-28T01:48:55Z 2019-12-06T18:55:30Z 2011 2011 Conference Paper Tan, M. K. B. (2011). Creative Paperclay and Parkinson’s Disease: Shaping Identities, Enriching Lives. 3rd International Arts and Health Conference, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94405 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7688 163732 en © 2011 Arts and Health Australia. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by 3rd Annual International Arts and Health Conference, Arts and Health Australia. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The official URL of Arts and Health Australia is : [http://www.artsandhealth.org/]. 10 p. application/pdf
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