Many
facets of life exist both as actual and as symbolic events. Hospitalization
may embody abandonment, disability, lost opportunity, death. Thus grief, loss,
and existential anxiety are the emotional subtexts for the family of the patient.
The suspension of daily life and the distortion of emotional reactions isolates
one from the larger community for whom life "goes on."
larger version with its text
This project was initially exhibited at Marin General Hospital Atrium Art Gallery. It is available as a video, free of charge, to caregiver support groups and other non-profit agencies serving the needs of patients and families.
