PhD candidate, Vicky Hamilton, from the School of Art and Design at Griffith University (Queensland, Australia) recently held a gallery exhibition of her work entitled The Visions of Charles Bonnet syndrome. In this exhibition, Vicky has drawn upon the experiences of 13 people living with CBS (roughly half from Australia and the remainder from the northern hemisphere).
Vicky has artistically co-created these stories to enhance the accessibility of the syndrome to others. Some of the CBS visions of the participants were conveyed via the tactile medium (via 3D printing), whilst others were principally in the visual and audio modes. The 13 stories were captured in a video format with stunning visuals and voiceovers (where possible) by the actual participant in their own words. Below - with the kind permission of the relevant participant and Vicky herself - we share one of these 13 vignettes.
Too often, medical practitioners and the general community alike find it difficult to fully appreciate the lived experience of the syndrome. This video could become the blueprint of how the inner CBS world can be made more relatable to the wider world. Please share this video widely, as this enables this largely overlooked syndrome to be more readily grasped.
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