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Title:
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Creative paperclay and Parkinson’s Disease : shaping identities, enriching lives.
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Author:
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Tan, Michael Koon Boon.
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Copyright year:
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2011 |
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Abstract:
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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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Subject:
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DRNTU::Visual arts and music::General::Social aspects. |
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Type:
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Conference Paper |
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Conference name:
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Annual International Arts and Health Conference (3rd:2011:Canberra, Australia) |
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School:
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School of Art, Design and Media |
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Rights:
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© 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/]. |
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Version:
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Accepted version |
