Art-based learning in the last stage of life : an exploratory study on how cancer patients create meaning in relation to artworks

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RUSSEL, Silvia | WESTERHOF, Gerben | SCHERER-RATH, Michael | CAMUTI, Fabiola | KAMSTRA, Sabrina | BOOD, Zarah M. | VAN POECKE, Niels | LUTTERS, Jeroen | VAN LAARHOVEN, Hanneke Wm

A diagnosis of advanced cancer can be described as an unexpected disruption of someone’s life story, an experience of contingency. 1 To address an experience of contingency, a new sense of direction and coherence in life needs to be found. One’s story of life needs to be rewritten, which requires creative thinking. This process may be supported by a specific art-perception method: Art-Based Learning. Art-Based Learning is a step-wise process of observing an artwork, creating a new narrative related to this artwork, and connecting this narrative to the personal situation.2 Art-Based Learning is designed to stimulate creative thinking through four steps: 1. Formulation of a personal question. 2. Observation of details of an artwork. 3. Imagination of a story based on the artwork. 4. Sharing the art-perception experience and reflection on the link with the personal question with a fellow participant. We aimed to explore how persons with advanced cancer could benefit from Art-Based Learning to deal with contingency experiences and stimulate meaning-making. [Background]

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