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Fragile objects: A visual essay

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Recognizing the potential hidden artistic contributions of persons with dementia opens new opportunities for interpretation and potential communication. This visual essay explores the authors’ responses to the fragile objects of art produced by a person with severe dementia and examines what may be learned from them.

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  1. Medical School, College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University, Building 4, Canberra Hospital, Garran, ACT, 2602, Australia

    Michael Chapman

  2. Department of Palliative Care, The Canberra Hospital, Garran, ACT, 2602, Australia

    Michael Chapman

  3. Melbourne University Department of Medicine, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

    Jennifer Philip

  4. St Vincent’s Hospital Department of Palliative Care, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

    Jennifer Philip

  5. Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

    Jennifer Philip

  6. Deakin University Faculty of Arts and Education, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Sally Gardner

  7. Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

    Paul Komesaroff

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Chapman, M., Philip, J., Gardner, S. et al. Fragile objects: A visual essay. Bioethical Inquiry 16, 185–189 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-019-09911-7

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