Echoes of the Mind: Art, Identity & Mental Health Narratives   



Residency and exhibition at a psychiatric hospital.    




Residency Artists:
Yehong Wei
Yanshan Ou
Simon
Sarah

Photography and Videography:
Yehong Wei

Interpreter and Assistant:
Colin

Collaborators:
Slash Arts
Museu São João de Deus - Psiquiatria e História
Casa de Saúde do Telhal | Instituto São João de Deus

Residency Location:
Sintra, Portugal

Residency Date:
July, 2024

Exhibition Date:
14th November 2024 - March 2025

Exhibition Location: 
Museu São João de Deus - Psiquiatria e História

This residency program at Casa de Saúde do Telhal aimed to support self-expression among 30 psychiatric inpatients through various forms of artistic creation.  

It culminated in a series of public exhibitions, aimed to encourage patients to explore and articulate their identities,  showcasing a wide range of works including monoprint self-portraits, photographs, videos, poetry, and other daily creative pieces. 

The exhibition functioned as a platform to disrupt and reconfigure normative conceptions of mental illness. It encouraged viewers to see the works not simply as representations of suffering, but as expressions of agency, identity and the fundamental human need for communication and connection. 


Last update , Aug 2024