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Art in health and identity: Visual narratives of older Chinese immigrants to New Zealand.
- Source :
- Arts & Health: International Journal for Research, Policy & Practice; Sep2012, Vol. 4 Issue 2, p109-123, 15p, 6 Color Photographs
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Aims: This paper explores two older Chinese immigrants' visual narratives on the value and impact of paintings beyond aesthetic merit, and the role art plays in their health, well-being and identity construction. Method: Focusing on two participants' accounts, this paper draws on data collected in a larger project that investigates ageing, housing and well-being through interviewing 32 older Chinese immigrants in New Zealand. Findings: The analysis illustrates that immigration to a new culture in old age often gives rise to experiences of biographical disruption and status-discrepancy, which may invoke isolation, anxiety and a sense of dislocation and loss. Findings reveal that art-making aids the participants in addressing biographical disruption and status-discrepancy and appreciating the richness of multiplicities of the self. Conclusions: Art contributed to positively influencing the well-being of both participants after they moved to a new culture later in their lives. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17533015
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Arts & Health: International Journal for Research, Policy & Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 75125605
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2011.584886