Reimagining Chronic Pain through the Arts
This costume attempts to reveal the invisible nature of Founding Trustee Kate’s neuropathic pain. Neuropathic pain is the constant firing of pain signals to the brain after an original injury, often without the knowledge of an injury or original cause. Neuopathic pain is not easily explained. This costume is the first in a series of …
Professional Musician Alex Hammond was our very first commission for Something Chronic. We were positive that a drum solo could express the unremitting experience of Chronic pain and that Alex was the best person for the job. We spoke at length with Alex about what it was like to live with constant pain and we …
This biker chic, Viking warrior is a true pain hero. This costume only partly represents the truth of living with Osteoarthritis but takes inspiration from the strength of mind and body of an anonymous colleague of the designer’s. Having suffered from Osteoarthritis from a young age, this amazing woman now lifts weights like a boss! …