Description
Participated in the practice based exhibition as part of the Festival of PhD research in the Belfast campus of the University of Ulster. The installation piece REFRAMING is a collaboration between the researcher and the service users of local charity 'Brain Injury Matters'. The installation is a visual representation and communication of the journey of change and rehabilitation after acquired brain injury.REFRAMING is reconfigured to suit each new location and to communicate various aspects for living with acquired brain injury. In its current iteration the installation represents a person living with acquired brain injury. Origami brains are placed in a way to create a colourful domino effect, representing a person’s identity. The sequence of colour is interrupted by a block of colour, representing a trauma.
During the workshops a method was developed to create origami ‘brains’. The installation consists of over 2500 pieces of paper shaped as origami brains formed by people who had differing physical and cognitive impairments associated with their brain injury.
The meaning of colour was discussed at length during the making sessions. The participants selected bright colours to dominate the piece, representing positive memories and experiences. Black is omitted as it was thought to be a negative colour as it was discussed that there is no room for negatively when reframing life - only moving forward. White is absent as the group believed this colour represents the immediate period of time post trauma, when you are making peace with your deficits but before committing to reframing life after acquiring a brain injury.
| Period | 9 May 2024 → 10 May 2024 |
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| Event type | Conference |
| Location | Belfast, United KingdomShow on map |
Keywords
- Exhibition
- collaboration
- acquired brain injury
