On Art As Healing Practice

Can art heal? The Initiative for Practices and Visions of Radical Care organized an event shaped by the dialogue between three artists, inspired by the book Art Can Heal: Life and Work of Sigríður Björnsdóttir, dedicated to the pioneer of art therapy, Sigríður Björnsdóttir. The Initiative invited sociologist, artist, and author of the book Ágústa Oddsdóttir, along with her son, visual artist Egill Sæbjörnsson, who interviewed Sigríður, and horticultural therapist and artist Tamara Singh for a discussion on the healing power of art. This event was part of the Initiative’s residency, “Care as Methodology,” at AWARE (Archives of Women Artists, Research, and Exhibitions). L'art peut-il guérir ? L'Initiative For Practices and Visions of Radical Care a organisé un événement façonné par le dialogue entre trois artistes inspiré du livre Art Can Heal: Life and Work of Sigríður Björnsdóttir, consacré à la pionnière de l'art-thérapie, Sigríður Björnsdóttir. L’Initiative a invité la sociologue,…