Op 12 juli 2024 opende The Sick Rose, een tentoonstelling van Hannelotte van Elst. Voor de opening schreef ik deze tekst, over het laten zien van je 'echte' zelf, en de sociaal-maatschappelijke kant van onzichtbaar ziek zijn.
Tag: disability studies
How Mental Health Shapes Van Gogh’s Story
It is practically common knowledge that Vincent van Gogh was mentally unstable, especially during the last few years of his life: There was the incident with the ear, his voluntary admission in an asylum, and his suicide. These events are shaping his life-story, reconstructed from personal letters and reports from his doctors and witnesses. This… Continue reading How Mental Health Shapes Van Gogh’s Story
Marieke Folkers 