Painting with Parkinson’s
A Multifaceted Project
The Client: The Dixon Gallery and Gardens partnered with 901 Parkinson’s Fighters to create an educational exhibit on Parkinson’s Disease.
My Role: I was brought in to design and create supporting materials for the exhibition, from informational postcards to sculptures to video.
The Result: The exhibition successfully offered an immersive exploration of Parkinson’s disease. The ‘Tip of the Iceberg’ sculpture, the emotional aspect of “How it feels,” and the cohesive print and video materials contributed to a rich and informative visitor experience.
Informational Material
To created this welcome video for the exhibit space by filming an interview with one of the exhibit organizers and sorting through provided photos and video clips to select the best material to tell the story effectively.
These informational postcards were available to visitors at the exhibit.
How it Feels
This piece incorporates words collected from participants in the Painting with Parkinson’s program. The words represent their internal experience with the disease. I had the words printed in a variety of colors and sizes to emhasize how confusing the symptoms can feel and added the wavy shape to create a sense of movement.
Tip of the Iceberg
I designed and built a sculpture illustrating the hidden symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease. The sculpture features a small iceberg on one side featuring a handful of commonly known Parkinson’s symptoms. As visitors walk to the other side, the larger part of the sculpture comes into view, featuring 16 common, but unseen, symptoms of the disease.