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dc.contributor.authorBerg, Arilden_US
dc.contributor.authorChristensen-Scheel, Boelen_US
dc.contributor.authorIngeberg, Mette Holmeen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-24T09:14:34Z
dc.date.available2014-02-24T09:14:34Z
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.identifier.citationBerg, A., Christensen-Scheel, B., & Ingeberg, M. H. (2013). Forming Life: Aesthetic Awareness in Mental Health Care. InFormation-Nordic Journal of Art and Research, 2(2).en_US
dc.identifier.issn1893-2479en_US
dc.identifier.otherFRIDAID 1009749en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10642/1870
dc.description.abstractUsing cross-disciplinary perspectives from artistic research, aesthetic theory, and mental health care, this article discusses qualities in sensuous surroundings in mental health facilities. Although the background for the article is in the increased awareness in aesthetic research concerning sensuous surroundings and their connection to health and well-being, this aesthetic research is only reflected to a small extent in research on mental health care surroundings. A further development of these perspectives is suggested in this article by introducing the concept of life forms from the art theorist Nicolas Bourriaud and the concepts of presentation and perception in theatrical communication from theatre researcher Willmar Sauter. These theories are discussed and exemplified on the basis of data from two mental health care wards: one from a psychogeriatric ward and the other from a polyclinic for eating disorders. Some essential qualities identified in the examples were that aesthetic environment and activity could be seen as formative to the “inner landscape”, and that different forms of sensuous activation and interaction could help patients escape communicative isolation. It is further demonstrated how participatory strategies can challenge artistic practice and that art can contribute to a health promoting and communicative space in mental health care. In the discussion section, it is argued that an activating, and possibly empowering, environment can be created through an increased awareness of the aesthetic strategies used in health care institutions. The study seeks to contribute to knowledge transfer in artistic practice and healthcare practice, as a part of a cross-disciplinary art didactic discourse, which intends to address specific societal challenges.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherHøgskolen i Oslo og Akershusen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInFormation - Nordic Journal of Art and Research;2(2)en_US
dc.subjectMental healthen_US
dc.subjectHealth careen_US
dc.subjectSurroundingsen_US
dc.subjectAesthetic researchen_US
dc.titleForming Life: Aesthetic Awareness in Mental Health Careen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionDette verket er lisensiert med en Creative Commons Attribution 3.0-lisens.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.7577/if.v2i2.737


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