Fellow artist Sue Morgan gives us her thoughts on the project, specifically the the idea of recording the patient narrative in a clinical setting.
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Sue and I had a fruitful discussion about how she might communicate her thoughts. 

Most of our dialogue was through a voice memo exchange which was a first for me.  I found it a really lovely way to communicate - listening to a voice rather than reading it is so friendly and personal.  This method also gave me the opportunity for reflection before responding, helping me to practice thinking before I speak. It was also really practical as you can record whenever you have a moment, and in whatever environment you choose - walking in nature helps to inspire thoughts for sure!

So, Sue decided upon this beautiful diagram with explanatory film to express herself: an artwork in its own right as far as I am concerned! 
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A huge thank you to Sue for investing so much of her thoughts and time in this - always great to have peer to peer reflection time with those who's input you respect and who's work you hold highly. 

​Today Anna was welcomed into  our weekly drop in.

Some of the interesting themes that arose from the discussion were: 

- Phobia of data (the narrative surrounding this) 
- The title: Electronic Patient Journey system
​(great name indeed!) 
- The parallels with deconstructing and reconstruction in my art practice and with the data (a process of learning for both the machine and I?) 
- Asking questions in multiple ways in order to be more inclusive. 
- The idea of the value model - looking at pros vs cons of documenting narrative in different ways
- Being given the option in the moment to document your own story. 
- Editorial / shorthand/ note taking 
- Offering confirmation that you have understood what someone tells you (a classic teaching technique and also used in metacognition testing) “so what I hear is..... is that correct?” 

Image: Sarah Carpenter darkroom experimentation
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​​Deconstructing and reconstructing my records.
​Creating a fresh blank page ready to tell my own story in my own way.

The story so far...
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