when: 30 August 2024 - 13 October 2024 | venue: Pivot Gallery, Belconnen Arts Centre | cost: See event for details | address: 118 Emu Bank Belconnen 2617 | website: https://belcoarts.com.au
published: 03 Sep 2024, 5 min read
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A visual exploration of Dialectical Behaviour Theory.
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy or DBT is a form of CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and is used to treat a variety of mental health disorders. It is also becoming increasingly popular for individuals seeking personal development. BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) and Bipolar disorder, addiction, suicidal and self-harm behaviours and depression are commonly treated with DBT. This is where the artist's experience of DBT comes from.
The artist has experienced many ongoing inpatient admissions for multiple complex diagnoses into Mental Health wards both in Victoria and Queensland. Art has been used as a visual therapy by the artist.
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Bipolar disorder are highly stigmatized in mental health settings and the wider community. This exhibition aims to challenge that stigma through an experimental and interactive journey of visual and conceptual language. The exhibition's purpose is for the audience to engage non-judgementally through self-reflection and expression, discovering new perspectives about DBT and BPD whilst confronting and challenging stigma regarding mental illness.
DBT has been explored in music; this is one of the first times DBT has been addressed visually as it is usually a verbal or cognitive therapy.
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A visual exploration of Dialectical Behaviour Theory.
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy or DBT is a form of CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and is used to treat a variety of mental health disorders. It is also becoming increasingly popular for individuals seeking personal development. BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) and Bipolar disorder, addiction, suicidal and self-harm behaviours and depression are commonly treated with DBT. This is where the artist's experience of DBT comes from.
The artist has experienced many ongoing inpatient admissions for multiple complex diagnoses into Mental Health wards both in Victoria and Queensland. Art has been used as a visual therapy by the artist.
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Bipolar disorder are highly stigmatized in mental health settings and the wider community. This exhibition aims to challenge that stigma through an experimental and interactive journey of visual and conceptual language. The exhibition's purpose is for the audience to engage non-judgementally through self-reflection and expression, discovering new perspectives about DBT and BPD whilst confronting and challenging stigma regarding mental illness.
DBT has been explored in music; this is one of the first times DBT has been addressed visually as it is usually a verbal or cognitive therapy.
Go see Light and Shade by Donna Lawrence 2024.
Light and Shade by Donna Lawrence 2024 is on 30 August 2024 - 13 October 2024. The opening hours are: See event website for details. Conveniently located in Belconnen. Call 02 6173 3300 for details. Visit their website at https://belcoarts.com.au.
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