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The Care Unite

An exercise in radical participatory planning

At what point does health care become violence? Why do health care facilities turn into prisons, and what can be done to prevent this? Where are decisions made as to how health care is structured? What tools could be useful in challenging and rethinking the relations between patients, care providers, and society in a time of crisis? Such are the questions addressed by the Care Units Visual Assembly, initiated by artist Nika Dubrovsky and writer David Graeber. Participants from London, New York, Rojava, and Graz join to collectively decide on the nature of a hypothetical “care unit” in an approximately two-hour Zoom webinar. This care unit’s interpersonal relationships and behavioral protocols will be visualized in a live chalk drawing using stencil patterns on the campus of the Medical University of Graz. Register to participate in the Zoom conference, watch the chalk drawing on-site in Graz, or follow the webinar here on Paranoia TV. A more detailed plan for the assembly can be found here and further updates to be published soon.

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Art world, health and care

I spend my morning reading about Cassie Thornton – an artists, with whom we share a common interest: care, health and how our society works. Just wanted to share a couple of links.

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The Hologram

The Hologram

Feminist, Peer-to-Peer Health for a Post-Pandemic Future

Cassie Thornton

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How to talk about care?

Care and especially health care, particularly during the pandemic, has become a crucial issue for just about everyone. But even before pandemic, these were the main topics of family life. Most families are organized around the care for newborn babies, children and elderly relatives.

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Conversation between Tayssir John Gabbour and Nika Dubrovsky about the idea of V-A

Tayssir John Gabbour: Ok now I have time alone to think. Embarassingly, I feel confused. And maybe should admit my confusion, in case there’s another clueless schmoe like me. 🙂

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Rojava and the healthcare system.

The following text is the quote from the interview that was given by Sara Sterk from the Andrea Wolf Institute of the Jineolojî Academy that is based here in ROJAVA.

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Around and About V-A

Member of the Visual Assembly Fabian Tompsett told about a board game called “Clinic for profit.”

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Simple frameworks

I created a page with Stencils, that are open for downloads for everyone.

The stencils need to be sorted by a themes of each assembly (or some more tags).
It’s a job for the future.

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Visual Assembly in London, in search for the place.

In search of a place for the Visual Assembly, David and I went to San Mary Hospital in London.
First of all, it’s stunning! The old building of remarkable grace, a spacious courtyard with the ideal points for the shoot.
Take a look!

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Radical Simplicity

This Visual Assembly is a breathtaking undertaking. Healers & patients will collaborate to fix Places of Healing—and stamp their best plans in front of a hospital!

Nika said we should aim for radical simplicity. Yes, I’m on board with that. I’m not an artist like her, but build software. I don’t see it as Art, but as User Interface. High art intimidates most people, but one of our great User Interface books is: “Badass: Making Users Awesome.”