The Empathy Project - VI

Back in September I had introduced my Empathy Project. The idea behind the project is that doctors often see patients without nearly as much time as they would like to have in order to get to know them  as 'people'. It's easy for doctors to lose sight of the fact that patients have the same types of lives as they do, with the same ups and downs, and with interesting events that they have either witnessed or lived through. This project is an attempt to recognize 'patients as people' by having me take their portrait and record their stories at the end of their visit to my office.

I have previously posted my portraits and audio interviews for the first five patients in the project. I have now processed the portraits and edited the audio for the next five and will be posting them sequentially in this blog. I hope you will take the time to listen to their stories.

As I make these posts the portraits and audio will be added to my Empathy Project Portfolio, where all the entries can be seen and listened to in a group.

I find the story that accompanies this portrait particularly interesting, as it ends up touching on ideas regarding art and the process of creating.

© Howard Grill

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