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Health is a condition of the body, mind, and spirit where an individual remains free from illness. Similarly, wellness is an active state, including living a lifestyle that promotes physical, mental, and emotional health. Physical health is critical for the overall well-being and can be affected by lifestyle, activity level, diet, and behavior. The highest attainable standard of health is a fundamental and universal human right. Consider Lisa, a fifteen-year-old born with congenital...
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Health is not a clean canvas.

Awu Isaac Oben1

  • 1School of International Studies, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China.

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Summary

Health is a complex, layered experience, not a perfect state. Creative arts and human connection are vital for healing and wellbeing alongside medical care.

Area of Science:

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Medical Humanities
  • Sociology of Health

Background:

  • Health and illness are often viewed simplistically, overlooking their multifaceted nature.
  • The lived experience of health is deeply personal, shaped by individual histories and social contexts.
  • Conventional healthcare models may not fully capture the subjective and embodied aspects of patient experience.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore health and illness as complex, layered experiences.
  • To highlight the limitations of clinical interventions in representing the full scope of a patient's lived experience.
  • To assert the value of arts-in-health and creative engagement in complementing conventional healthcare.

Main Methods:

  • Metaphorical analysis using the central metaphor of a "canvas" to represent the body and lived health.
Keywords:
Arts in healthcreative healingembodied illnesshealthcare humanitiesunique lived experience

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  • Exploration of embodied experience, interpersonal care, and the role of the arts in health.
  • Analysis of poetic imagery to convey interconnectedness, agency, and wellbeing.

    • Main Results:

    • Illness and vulnerability are presented as integral textures on the "canvas" of health, reflecting physical and psychological impacts.
    • Healthcare providers contribute to the patient's canvas, but clinical interventions have limitations.
    • Creative acts (music, clay, laughter) empower patients to reclaim agency and express emotions, fostering wellbeing.

    Conclusions:

    • Health is not about perfection but an ongoing, imperfect process of co-creation, endurance, and healing.
    • Arts-in-health discourse offers a framework for understanding the transformative potential of creative engagement.
    • The embodied and aesthetic dimensions of health are crucial for a holistic approach to wellbeing.