Here’s a story from India about a person with autism and epilepsy, and the role of art in his life.
This story describes how absence seizures interacted with one women’s social development, and how she used art to get her life together. She is participating in a study describing the influence of epilepsy on the art created by people with epilepsy.
I won’t pretend to know if there is any relationship between the name or theme of this exhibit ( Seizure) and seizure disorder. But simply on the basis of the name, I offer it to you as a cultural artifact from circa 2008. Seizure
The Guardian provided another description of the installation / event.
Who knew that Saint Valentine was the Patron Saint for Epilepsy in the Catholic Church?
In the picture above you can see what is described as an epileptic child at St. Valentine’s feet. Below, another image of St. Valentine and an epileptic. The entire discussion at the above web site is instructive and worth reading.
Jan 092012
Artist Jude Rouslin has created a gallery of images (150 in all) relating to the experience of seizures.
Jan 082012
Click through to view this story of how the condition of epilepsy can influence creative work.
Epilepsy Art from Martin Elliott on Vimeo.
Professor Jan M. Keppel Hesselink made a video about an 1890 book on epilepsy therapies. He combines classical voice with illustrations from the book and descriptions of the treatments and conditions represented in the book.
Dec 292011
Sometimes I find fragments that I simply don’t understand. Because both neurophysiology and seizure are mentioned, it may be a commentary on, or reference to, epilepsy. Perhaps you can make sense of this.
There are many reviews of David B.’s Epileptic (L’Ascension du Haut-Mal.)
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