The Doctor: This is an adaption of work by Luke Fields where I explore limitations of medicine in 21st century and some long-standing barriers e.g., social class/ language barriers/ cultural barriers. Known as Dr Ameana Khan/ Artist name Ameana Alessandri (married name) Occupation: Anaesthetists/ Artist Ameana’s artistic journey, born from the depths of great loss, is a testament […]
Category: Art & Social Justice
Art and Social Justice Series: 21st Century Inequality. The choice is not black and white.
21st century care is person centred and technically enhanced. Our images of nurses are framed by experience, assumptions, bias, socially constructed gender, and work troupes. The choices nurses make, fair pay, or stay, are not black and white, the stalemate creates burn out and distress. The racism in the health service is yet again being […]
Art and Social Justice Series: Class of 2020
2020 was marked by the unanimous feeling that the world was ablaze. Life comprised of Zoom classes and daily doses of devastating news – climbing counts of COVID-19, the senseless killing of George Floyd, the unrelenting Australian bushfires, and divisive 2020 United States presidential election. Reflecting on these events, I was drawn to […]