Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Bowdoin College, 7000 College Station, Brunswick, ME 04011-8470, USA.
Health (London). 2011 May;15(3):313-34. doi: 10.1177/1363459310397979. Epub 2011 Feb 18.
This study investigates two public art performances by artist Anna Schuleit in the early 2000s commemorating the life and history of two state hospitals ('asylums') in Massachusetts and the people who built, worked, and were patients in them. Public art is made for and sited in the public domain, outside, freely accessible, frequently collaborative, and often ephemeral. This study addresses a series of questions: What can public art 'do' for understanding mental illness? What use is a public art project for those living with (and caring for those who live with) mental illness? How can a public work of art sustain and portray meaning in an expressive way, open up a shared discursive space, and demand witness through embodiment?
本研究调查了艺术家安娜·舒莱特（Anna Schuleit）在 21 世纪初创作的两个公共艺术表演，旨在纪念马萨诸塞州的两家州立医院（“收容所”）的生活和历史，以及那些在其中建造、工作和接受治疗的人们。公共艺术是为公共领域而创作和选址的，位于室外，可自由进入，通常是协作性的，并且常常是短暂的。本研究提出了一系列问题：公共艺术如何“为”理解精神疾病“做”贡献？对于那些患有（和照顾患有）精神疾病的人来说，公共艺术项目有什么用处？公共艺术作品如何以一种富有表现力的方式维持和描绘意义，开辟一个共同的话语空间，并通过体现要求见证？
