Review: Artists Remaking Medicine

<p>The book is full of gorgeous images, typography, and design, and includes contributions from artists, designers, doctors, musicians, nurses, and patients &mdash; many of whom, like Peters herself, lay claim to more than one of these titles. In addition to an opening section on the use of art in medicine throughout history, there are chapters on Body, Sight, Space, Sound, Color, and Action.</p> <p>Body addresses the disfiguration that comes from invasive surgeries and asks: What if people felt empowered to ask for a more beautiful scar, and what if their surgeons understood exactly what they were asking for instead of looking back curiously or blankly? The inhumanity and loss of agency one might feel after a disfiguring surgery can be hard to live with. Many women have taken to decorating their flat, scarred chests post-mastectomy with beautiful tattoos of flowers, butterflies, or jungle scenes &mdash; reclaiming their bodies after the lifesaving, if dehumanizing, treatment.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/neodotlife/review-artists-remaking-medicine-7f70385670a3"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>