Words That Heal: Lessons from a pop-up exhibition
January 14, 2014
Ngaire Blankenburg & Muna Faisal Algurg,
Lord Cultural Resources & Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Canada & Dubai)
When someone you care about is taken sick or injured, it’s hard to know what to say. Medical professionals too can be at a loss for words lapsing into ‘science-speak’ at difficult moments. The ‘Words that Heal’ exhibition is a participative, technology rich pop-up exhibition opening in a main hospital in Dubai, in February 2014. Diverse patients share the words or actions that have made them feel better – whether 50 years ago or a few minutes ago – being gathered through a participative social media campaign.