eMotion Pictures: An Exhibition of Orthopedics in Art

Art work by artists with an orthopedic condition reflects aspects of their experience with pain,
frustration, recovery, freedom and hope. Works by orthopedic surgeons to illustrate the
patient/physician partnership, compassion, the art of healing, and how the physician can make
a difference in helping people live healthier lives. A personal narrative describing the artists'
inspiration for their work accompanies each piece that uses a variety of media, including painting,
drawing. Prints, photography, sculpture, textiles, crafts, functional art and mixed media.

Among the exhibited artists from around the world,
Irish artist Darina Roche suffered polio as a child, and
created paintings to both contain and express physically
and emotionally challenging hospitalizations and surgeries
during her recovery.

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David Wagland is a geologist, photographer
and writer living in Austria'sBlue Mountains and
leading an active lifestyle; his photograph,
Mountaineering Prosthetic, captures his determination
to return to his wilderness environments after an
auto accident required amputation of his lower leg.

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A native of Mexico, Norma Ligia severly injured
her leg in a motorcycle accident and uses her body to
inspire her art.

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