Image above: From artist Monique Jackson series: Still Ill Corona Diary Days and Nights 2020. Copyright Monique Jackson 2023.
This event is a part of our Crystallised Intelligence series of events running during Creativity & Wellbeing Week, exploring the value of artists whose work focuses on their lived experiences of health, illness & disability.
Join us in this creative workshop with artist Monique Jackson which explores her lived experience of Long Covid and is inspired by the radical historic AIDS /HIV LGBTQ+ activist movements.
Monique became unwell with a suspected infection of COVID -19 in March 2020 and experienced intermittent long term symptoms thereafter.
Monique created the online artwork Still Ill Corona Diary, an online graphic journal illustrating her experiences in order to raise visibility of the condition of Long Covid. Monique has since been commissioned to create graphic content about Long Covid including for researchers at Imperial College London and an illustrated chapter in the 'Long Covid Survial Guide', published in 2022, The Experiment NYC.
Monique is an advocate for charity Long Covid Support and works as an artist, facilitator and public speaker.
This session will be centred on self reflection, storytelling and identifying / shared themes relating to our collective experience of the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic and understanding of the condition Long Covid today.
The session will involve group discussion and collage making to address the question 'What does Long Covid mean for us now?'
Note:
This workshop is open to anyone with an interest in Long Covid, whether you have lived experience of the condition (or similar conditions) or not.
All facilitators in the space will be wearing masks - we encourage participants to wear masks to respect respect both the physical and psychological benefits this can provide for some participants.
Spaces are limited to ensure adequate physical space and the room will be ventilated. Click here to see the venue.
No art experience is necessary.
Materials are provided.
This workshop is for people aged 16+ only.
Refreshments are provided.
If you have any questions about the event please email info@artsandhealthhub.org.
Price.
Free!
This event is kindly supported by Arts Council England, London Arts & Health, the Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance and Team London Bridge as part of Creativity & Wellbeing Week 2023.
