Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Art & Soul


Just back from another meeting of the Arts & Health Affinity Group. Some intriguing ideas floated about trying to exhibit work in a public hospital, dancing through therapy, and healing through drawing. It's a big topic, encompassing a range of physical, psychological and religious issues. Reminded me, among other things, of The Search for the Soul. In Middle Ages, many theologians and physicians believed the soul took up a specific space in the body, and that after death this space (now empty) could be located and identified. None less than Leonardo da Vinci used to study and detail skulls, seeking this elusive spiritual pocket.

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