Art and Medicine
Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 12:00-1:00 p.m.
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Join Artist Weng-San Sit in a Zoom Conversation with Artist-in-Residence Ted Meyer and Dr. Pamela Mikkelsen, Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist and Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy for the University of Southern California in the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy.
Weng San is a Singapore born, Los Angeles based artist and educator who has led many lives that included a decade of cleaning and rust prevention work in shipyards and other industries. Currently she is a visual artist who works primarily with still and moving images, an educator and a newbie gardener.
Weng San’s work investigates the systems and power structures that create the dissonance between inattentive, homogeneous representations of marginalized bodies versus the reality of complex and multi-faceted identities; often the foundation of deeply entrenched inequalities. Mostly, she focuses on ways in which bodies that are colonized, colored, fat, differently-abled, aging, economically disfranchised and/or gendered exist with complexities that defy definition, and have always been sites of resistance and resilience. Her most recent work Routine As Repertoire explores routines that women and non-binary folks incorporate into our lives as our bodies go through transformations or challenges. In this project, individuals share their diverse routines; from taking medication, to cleaning of wheelchair, meditation, exercises, rest, community building, and so on. Through the sharing of routines, perhaps experiences such as illnesses, disabilities, aging, motherhood, and gender transitioning can be viewed beyond the tragic or heroic polarities, and the experiences may exist and be represented in all their complexities.
