The art of dying

Aesthetics and palliative care

Bibliographic Data

ID21213634
AuthorsRoberto Sánchez-Camus (Artistic Realization Technologies, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume2
Issue2
Pages155-164
Publication date2011-08-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Applied Arts and Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2040-2457 • E-ISSN: 2040-2465
PublisherIntellect (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1386/jaah.2.2.155_7
OpenAlexW2315185756
LanguageEN
Citations received3

The Art of Dying explores the function of arts integration into the management of death. The article focuses on a practitioner’s point of view as a Community Artist at St Christopher’s Hospice in London. Looking at how the death process itself functions as a transitory and liminal phase in life, the article proposes that the arts are an integral component of dying. With references to creative texts that have shaped how we view and manage death The Art of Dying demonstrates the methods in which arts can be integrated into the dying process. The creative process is shown through two case studies to assist the dying person in dealing with the complexities of the transitional phase, allowing a level of objectivity and critical thinking. The article concludes with the power of place-making through memory and its impact on legacy and a new narration of life when faced with death

Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Liminality · Literature · Narrative · Palliative care · Sociology · The arts · Visual arts · Art Therapy and Mental Health · Computer Science · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity · Medicine · Nursing · Philosophy

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