Translation: From bench to brain – Using the visual arts and metaphors to engage and educate

Bevan Jones, Rhys ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8976-9825, Thomas, Julia, Lewis, Jamie Thornton ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1065-6017, Read, Simon Mark and Jones, Ian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5821-5889 2017. Translation: From bench to brain – Using the visual arts and metaphors to engage and educate. Research for All 1 (2) , pp. 265-283. 10.18546/RFA.01.2.04

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Abstract

This article examines multidisciplinary public engagement projects that bring together developments in psychiatric research and practice with visual art and its use of metaphor. The article focuses on the art exhibition Translation: From bench to brain, which was the basis for further collaborations, illustrating how the learning from the original event influenced subsequent projects. Combining art exhibitions with online documentation and resources, the projects explored not only medical and scientific themes, but also the wider social, cultural and ethical ramifications, specifically aspects of identity, risk and stigma. The activities demonstrate the value of a developmental approach to public engagement as a process, whereby projects build on previous activities and evolving multidisciplinary perspectives, networks and expertise.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG) Medicine Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR N Fine Arts > NX Arts in general R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Uncontrolled Keywords:	MENTAL HEALTH; METAPHORS; PSYCHIATRIC GENETICS; PSYCHIATRY; PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT; VISUAL ARTS
Publisher:	UCL IOE Press
ISSN:	2399-8121
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	20 July 2017
Date of Acceptance:	1 March 2017
Last Modified:	04 May 2023 23:27
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/100765

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