The System is Broken

Abstract

The System is Broken is an exhibition that is a visual reflection of my experiences as a healthcare worker in an emergency department. The works represent abstract scenes of the clinical workspace. They are comprised of monoprints, digital prints, UV ink paintings, sculptural etched glass, and lightboxes. With the use of internal angiogram brain scans and collected dressing materials from the clinical setting, it is a response to the fast-paced, stressful environment of the hospital that is rife with trauma, high emotions, and anguish. Working between the emergency room and the studio, I balance my life between the two workplaces as a fuel to create work. The series speaks both to my continuous navigating of in-betweenness, but also to the overarching hierarchical nature of the medical system. By manipulating and distorting found imagery created by various medical technologies, abnormalities in the imagery are created to signal the bureaucratic structures and power imbalance of the healthcare system.