The Hysteria Project

HEAL

presents Art and Medicine

Wednesday, May 10th, 2023
12:00 PM | McKibben 249

A conversation with Artist Rachael Jablo and Artist and Residence Ted Meyer

The Hysteria Project is a one-on-one storytelling project dealing with menstruation, reproductive, and pelvic disorders, illustrated by individual portraits of participants’ reproductive organs based on their stories. These life-size, intimate works start in a traditional darkroom where I use lace instead of negatives to make color prints that I cut up and collage onto a gold leaf background. The exhibited works are mounted in gilded laser-cut plexiglass frames.

The process of actively listening to people tell the narrative of their bodies, sometimes for the first time, is as vital as the actual artworks. This is listening as activism.

The online archive of stories and artwork is searchable by symptom, diagnosis, and keyword. People with gynecological disorders can thus read stories and see that they are not alone in their experiences. Moreover, doctors and future medical practitioners can learn from our lived experience and become better, more compassionate caregivers.


Paradoxical Paradise

HEAL

presents Art and Medicine

Wednesday, February 8th, 2023

A conversation with Artist Dylan Mortimer, Artist and Residence Ted Meyer, and

Dr. Mark L. Barr, M.D. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery,
Co-Director, USC Transplant Institute, Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Medical Student Clerkship

Lunch will be provided for RSVP’d guests

Art and Medicine

HEAL

presents Art and Medicine

Wednesday, October 19th, 2022

A conversation with Artist Krista Machovina, Artist and Residence Ted Meyer,

Dr. Marcia Ciccone, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecoogy, Co-Director of the Genetics Program

Navigating cancer felt like I was playing a board game, one that made no sense, with no rules guaranteeing a win. Like the game of Clue, except I had NO CLUE: where this came from, how it would go, or what I should do to heal.”After a protracted bout of thyroid cancer in her 30’s, Krista received a second diagnosis in 2020; an extremely rare type of cervical cancer. After treatment, Krista’s art shifted, combining the two modes of her work into a checkerboard-like grid and evolving to incorporate imagery from board games, compartmentalizing and finding playful meaning in her experience.

Art and Medicine: Cathy Immordino

HEAL

presents Art and Medicine

A conversation with Artist Cathy Immordino, Artist and Residence Ted Meyer,

Dr. Sigita Cahoon MD Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology,

and Dr. Elizabeth Hur MD, Maternal Mental Health Fellow

 

Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 12:00 – 1:00pm 
Mayer Auditorium

No one ever told me about the dark side to pregnancy. The experience was always glossed over with deadly complications left undiscussed. I had always seen the happy soon-to-be mom preparing the nursery and smiling for the day to meet her child. Well, that’s not even close to how this played out. Somewhere between rare blood antigen complications and hospital germs, we both almost died.
 While masks are not required for this event, we ask that attendees, vaccinated or unvaccinated, consider wearing them for their own protection and the protection of others. Please note that protocols are subject to change.