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Many psychiatric hospitals in Switzerland house a treasure trove of
historical photographs that go back to the 19th century and until
now have never been studied properly. Glass slides and negatives,
loose paper prints, and photo albums allow fascinating insights
into the modernisation of these establishments - and at the same
time into the history of photography. The medium that was new at
the time was used by psychiatrists to record diagnoses, as well as
to show the public life behind institutional walls. Thanks to
increasingly handy cameras, it was also possible to record the
modest celebrations, and leisure and creative activities. Behind
Walls introduces these testimonials of life and scientific practice
in psychiatric institutions from the late 19th and early 20th
centuries that are accessible to the public for the first time. The
essays critically study the use of photography as a medium in
psychiatry from different perspectives. Text in English and German.
Public interest in art created by people suffering from mental
illnesses has been growing in recent years, while the topic is
still relatively exotic in the academic world. In a unique research
project at Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK, art works produced
around 1900 by patients in mental asylums and hospitals in
Switzerland have been recorded, documented, and examined. Their
authors worked on many of them for long periods, always with
dedication, and often revealing remarkable technical and artistic
prowess. They saw their art as a contribution to public life, as
their own invention and expression of their ideas, but also as an
act to compensate for the dull life at, and criticism of, the
institutions they were being treated. This field of art, and of art
history, is subject to the dynamics of academic standards and,
consequently, of inclusions and exclusions. This new book,
featuring a manifold selection of previously unpublished art works,
questions our contemporary understanding of art, making the reader
revisit his or her own concept of what constitutes art and to
engage with these artists and their work.
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