Project abstract
The title of my PhD is “Clinic of the Future: Designing Dialogues for Care.” The clinic of the future is an invitation to engage in dialogue about what the future of care can be. In this project, I explore art and design inspired communication methods, with the goal of questioning, challenging, and re-imagining the way we practice care within medicine. Some initial questions I am exploring include: How can artistic approaches help transform communication and research in medicine? How can artistic approaches help reimagine healthcare’s future?
My research has two focus areas:
- To experiment with and establish new design-based research methods to open dialogues about care with medical professionals, patients and caregivers.
- To use the insights, objects, and impressions collected from these conversations to better understand care and to re-imagine both the form and function of the clinic.
My hope is that this project can both challenge and expand the boundaries of design and medicine.
Bio: I am a multidisciplinary designer focused on re-imagining healthcare. My interest in improving the way care is provided comes from both a personal experience of living with an autoimmune disease and meeting many people suffering silently from both mental and physical health challenges.
My recent work has involved developing tool kits filled with tangible forms to help people communicate the complexity of their pain and illness experiences. I continue to explore the use of art and design methods to open-up dialogue with people inside and outside of medicine. The core of my practice is centered on designing experiences that allow for discussing, questioning, and re-imagining the way we provide care.
I am a Canadian that Graduated with a Bachelor of Environmental Design from the University of British Columbia (2015) and a Master in Design from the University of Bergen (2021). Currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Bergen, Norway.
Artistic Research Autumn Forum 2025
2nd presentation
In my second Artistic Research Forum presentation, I will reflect on how my artistic practice in healthcare has developed. My approach has been shaped through ongoing collaboration with the Bergen MS Research Group at Haukeland Hospital.
I will discuss:
- How the artistic methods I am developing offer new approaches to communication and research in healthcare.
- The dynamics of interdisciplinary collaboration, including the challenges and synergies of working between artistic practice and science.
- The directions this work has taken me and how the insights are shaping a new vision for the clinic.
Together, these explorations highlight the potential of artistic practice to influence healthcare and inspire new ways of imagining the clinic of the future.
Artistic Research Autumn Forum 2024
1st presentation
In my first Artistic Research Forum presentation, I plan to discuss the foundational artistic methods that I am exploring and developing, and how I position this project within the field of design. To frame my PhD, I am exploring three phases/terms: The Tools, The Capsule, and The Clinic. I would like to introduce these terms and share the insights I have gained and challenges I have experienced in my research so far, in the hope that that they can spark discussion and questions.