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As Parkinson’s disease grows rapidly around the world—affecting more than 10 million people globally and 1.2 million in the United States projected by 2030—artists are probing the enigma of a neurodegenerative disorder whose cause is still uncertain, whose cure is still not at hand.
With a provocative blend of personal experience, courage, and artistic integrity, the three artists in the exhibition have turned a lens on their own Parkinson’s disease. Reflecting the disease itself, which manifests differently in each person, the artists tell their individual stories through divergent photographic and printed methods.
In her "Semaphore" project, Torrance York examines a personal shift in perspective after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2015. Installed in a mind-map style display, these metaphorical photographs point to her new challenges and frustrations as well as her goals for self-care, including optimism and human connection.
"FINDING PARKINSON’S, Doing Battle with My Brain," a series by C. David Thomas, draws its inspiration from a set of slides of the artist’s brain taken from MRI scans, combined with selfies and lithographs to express his awareness and determination in living with such a confusing, degenerative disease.
Kristin Rehder developed "TREMOR" to explore the many connections between her body’s quaking and the changeability of the natural world. She allows her animated hand to direct the camera while shooting with a slow shutter, converting what some perceive as a disability into the opposite—into possibility and positive energy.
Curated specifically for St. Lawrence University—a champion of interdisciplinary learning—the exhibition invites viewers to renew their understanding of the mechanisms underlying Parkinson’s disease and its present treatments, but also to go further. What are the human elements of this disease? How does Parkinson’s impact everyday life? How can we express fear and hope contemporaneously? And how does creating art and perceiving art affect what goes on in our brains?
Photograph courtesy of Teya Shrady
This is day one of my attempt for 365. Wish me luck!!
I think this is going to be an amazing year. We are getting married and I really can't wait. I think it is going to be awesome!
*** NO REPRODUCTION FEE *** DUBLIN : 28/11/2024 : Pictured at the AmCham Ireland Thanksgiving Lunch in the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road. Minister for Finance Jack Chambers attended the event as Guest of Honour, addressing over 700 members and guests of AmCham at the event. An AmCham survey of US multinational members last week found that the US multinational community here sees Ireland as an important location for strategic investment and optimism remains high for the future of their businesses in Ireland. Some 48% of respondents to the AmCham FDI Insights Survey said they expect the number of employees in the Irish operations of their organisation to increase over the next 12 months, and a further 48% expects to maintain current employee numbers. AmCham today also launched its 2025 to 2027 Competing for the Future strategy in which it outlines the opportunity for Ireland to capture the next wave of growth. Picture Conor McCabe photography.
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