The unspoken communications we have with people can be the most important ones in our lives, and theirs. That is why, to my mind, art is such a powerful medium—particularly when death is near, or has become a more conscious part of living.
The lead photo for this issue of the newsletter, and artworks on this page, will be on view throughout the McGill University International Palliative Care Congress. They form part of an exhibit curated by filmmaker Elle Flanders, who selected artists “whose work resonated for me at a very deep level… Their work is particularly sensitive and thoughtful to end-of-life issues,” even if for some (like photographer Edward Burtynsky), that wasn’t intentional.
The exhibit, she says, “is a way to make connections through another way of communicating…[to have] a different conversation, at a contemplative level. Art is quiet; it works on a sensory level and enters our consciousness differently than speech. My idea was to bring something like a metaphysical intervention to a conference where there is a great deal of talking.”
—Alison Ramsey
IAHPC Newsletter Editor
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