Abstract
There is a growing emphasis on designing with people with diverse health experiences rather than designing for them. Yet, collaborative design becomes difficult when working with individuals with health conditions (e.g., stroke, cancer, abuse, depression) that affect their ability or willingness to engage alongside researchers and verbally express themselves. The present paper analyzes how the clinical practice of art therapy engages these individuals in cocreative, visual expression of ideas, thoughts, and experiences. Drawing on interviews with 22 art therapists and over two years of field work in a clinical setting, we detail how art therapists view making as expression for people with complex communication needs. Under this view, we argue that art therapy practice can inspire collaborative design engagements by understanding materials as language, creating space for expression, and sustaining expressions in a broader context. We discuss practical and ethical implications for design work involving individuals with complex communication needs.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | CHI 2018 - Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
| Subtitle of host publication | Engage with CHI |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
| Volume | 2018-April |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450356206, 9781450356213 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 20 2018 |
| Event | 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2018 - Montreal, Canada Duration: Apr 21 2018 → Apr 26 2018 |
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| Other | 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2018 |
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| Country | Canada |
| City | Montreal |
| Period | 4/21/18 → 4/26/18 |
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Keywords
- Art therapy
- Collaborative design
- Communication
- Health
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
- Software
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Making as expression : Informing design with people with complex communication needs through art therapy. / Lazar, Amanda; Feuston, Jessica L.; Edasis, Caroline; Piper, Anne Marie.
CHI 2018 - Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Engage with CHI. Vol. 2018-April Association for Computing Machinery, 2018.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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