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Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine
Headwater Blues Opry Company
River, Robert Adams
River, Robert Adams
Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine
A central aspect of my work is contrast, in material and concept. I began combining images and objects inspired by punk 'zines and outsider art. I went on to earn an MFA, but my undergraduate degree in Biology also inspired me - I began using found materials after a Conservation Corps job fishing colorful trash from streams. Growing up in an educated military family, I was intrigued by humanity’s potential for creativity, measured against its penchant for destruction and cruelty. My appreciation of humor and absurdity in art and life is ongoing. Juxtaposing disparate elements mirrors the layering of experience …