Stitch Your Brain
Stitch Your Brain

by Monika Auch ; with contr. by R. Zwijnenberg, Marieke Hendriksen, Charlotte Steels, Mané van Veldhuizen ; design by Studio Joost Grootens

Author(s)
Monika Auch, R. Zwijnenberg, Marieke Hendriksen, Charlotte Steels, Mané van Veldhuizen
Publication
Amsterdam : Jap Sam, 2023
Scope
256 Pages, illustrated, 24 cm.
ISBN
9789492852779

‘Stitch Your Brain’ is a long-term study into the intelligence of the hand by artist and former medical doctor Monika Auch. The book reflects the results of the empirical study Auch worked on for the past decade about the importance of creating with your hands in our digital age and the effects of slow creation on neuro cognitive learning, health, and well-being. The detailed images of a collection of 100+ stitched brains created by participants and their personal comments illustrate the influence of medical image making on body-identity and brain awareness. The creations are in fact a tactile, textile multitude of intimate self-portraits. At the same time, they are a dynamic documentation of changing visions and concerns on global issues throughout the past 10 years.


Person as subject
Monika Auch
Keywords
social practice , identity , design strategy - see also strategies , mental health , textile - embroidery
Location
Cabinet 14 - 4: Vormgeving
Remarks
Includes notes