WEI
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
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.