https://thehealingarts.online The Healing Arts Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:19:52 +0000 https://thehealingarts.online en https://thehealingarts.online/index Tue, 31 Oct 2023 22:00:44 +0000 The Healing Arts https://thehealingarts.online/index Charité Medical Center Berlin International Society for Arts and Medicine Berlin University of the Arts https://thehealingarts.online/05-11-25 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 13:56:28 +0000 The Healing Arts https://thehealingarts.online/05-11-25 The Healing Arts:Encounters in Art and Medicine Charité Medical Center Berlin 05.11.2025 / 18:00-20:00 Dr. Mike Rüb & Thuy-Han Nguyen-Chi  Dr. Mike Rüb is a resident psychiatrist at Charité and a visiting researcher at the Institute of Medical Education at LMU University Hospital Munich. He earned his doctorate on cinemeducation, for which he received the 2024 LMU Teaching Innovation Award with the project M23 Cinema. Together with Charité students, he is currently developing Cinema Charité. At the Locarno Film Festival, he coordinates the Medical Arts & Humanities exchange, fostering transdisciplinary dialogue among students of medicine, film, and the arts. He also founded the Public Health Film Festival in Munich and is a Trustee of the Global Health Film Festival in London. Thuy-Han Nguyen-Chi is a Milky Way-based artist whose practice mutates in and out of film, sculpture, installation, performance, and interdisciplinary research. Collaborating with characters in search of consciousness, language, and freedom, she explores the aesthetic, political, and epistemological possibilities of image and sound in her recent body of work. Nguyen-Chi's work has been presented in art and cinema contexts internationally.  In 2023, she was included among the 20 New Talents in Art in America, nominated for the New:Vision Award1, and awarded the Jury Grand Prix2 and Golden Lola3 for Into The Violet Belly. Having studied Fine Arts at the Städelschule and Film at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she is currently a PhD researcher at the Centre for Research and Education in Art and Media at the University of Westminster, and was most recently a fellow of the Junge Akademie at the Academy of Arts. Streaming Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84963574890?pwd=I8TXJA0f47q5SekEfjACgvWAIHPUvB.1 https://thehealingarts.online/19-11-25 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:07:20 +0000 The Healing Arts https://thehealingarts.online/19-11-25 The Healing Arts:Encounters in Art and Medicine Charité Medical Center Berlin 19.11.2025 / 18:00-20:00 Prof. Dr. Hans-Jörg Rheinberger + Lucie Strecker Prof. Dr. Hans-Jörg Rheinberger, born in 1946, studied philosophy, linguistics, and biology in Tübingen and Berlin. MA phil. in 1973, Dipl Biol. in 1978, Dr. rer. nat. in 1982, habil. in 1987 in molecular biology. Director of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin from 1996 to 2014, director emeritus there since 2014. Main areas of interest: molecular biology, history and epistemology of biology, history and epistemology of experimentation, relationship between the arts and sciences.  Lucie Strecker works internationally as an artist, curator, and author. Since 2016, she has been based at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, where she led the FWF-PEEK research projects The Performative Biofact (2016–2020) and Shaken Grounds. Seismography of Precarious Presences (2023–2026). Since 2020, she has taught performance art in the Department of Art and Communication Practices as well as at the Applied Performance Laboratory. Her artistic works have been presented internationally.Streaming Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84963574890?pwd=I8TXJA0f47q5SekEfjACgvWAIHPUvB.1 https://thehealingarts.online/03-12-25 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:13:32 +0000 The Healing Arts https://thehealingarts.online/03-12-25 The Healing Arts:Encounters in Art and Medicine Charité Medical Center Berlin 03.12.2025 / 18:00-20:00 Prof. Dr. Deborah Sloboda + Sarah Dickinson Prof. Dr. Deborah Sloboda is a Professor and Associate Chair of Research in the Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences at McMaster University, Canada, and holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Early Origins of Health and Disease. Her research explores how early-life factors shape maternal, fetal, and placental development, influencing lifelong health outcomes. She leads both laboratory and community-based projects, including The Art of Creation, an arts-based science communication program that translates developmental health research into public engagement and policy advocacy. Dr. Sloboda has published over 145 scientific papers, supervised numerous graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, and received multiple awards for research and mentorship, including McMaster’s President’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision (2024). She is also a founding co-President of the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Society of Canada and a long-standing leader in the international DOHaD community. Sarah Dickinson is the Lead of Education Outreach and Community at the Art Gallery of Hamilton (AGH), where she oversees innovative arts education and community initiatives. She directs AGH: In-Class and AGH: Virtual, programs that connect Hamilton artists with classrooms across Canada, engaging over 5,000 students annually through creative, curriculum-linked learning. Since joining the AGH in 2018, she has co-created major initiatives such as The Art of Creation—an arts-based science communication project with McMaster University—and Speakers of Truth, which amplifies Indigenous voices and fosters dialogue on Truth and Reconciliation. With over 25 years of experience in arts education and cultural leadership, including her earlier work with the Royal Conservatory of Music’s Learning Through the Arts program, Sara continues to use the arts as a catalyst for learning, wellness, and community connection. Streaming Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84963574890?pwd=I8TXJA0f47q5SekEfjACgvWAIHPUvB.1 https://thehealingarts.online/07-01-26 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:16:43 +0000 The Healing Arts https://thehealingarts.online/07-01-26 The Healing Arts:Encounters in Art and Medicine Charité Medical Center Berlin07.01.2025 / 18:00-20:00 Dr. Luc Haenen + Ahmet Ögut Dr. Luc Haenen, Born in Antwerp 1959, works and lives near Antwerp (Belgium), Received a medical degree and trained as a heart and vascular surgeon.  Active surgical practice till December 2024. During his youth, the five baroque churches in Antwerp were an inspirational ground for getting to know the old masters as was a contact with a patient journalist and a book on Kandinsky (2000) for getting a profound interest in especially, contemporary art.  This led to a fascination how old masters like Caravaggio and Rubens portrayed disease without knowing the pathology and up to contemporary artist who continue to find inspiration in illness and decay.  If the main format during the old masters and moderns was painting, we see that in the contemporary art period a multimodal materiality is being used; painting, photography, moving image etc…. Even the artist as a patient becomes a source for artworks.  During the years a large database of artworks relating to disease and (or) decay was built up. The link between “art and disease” or “disease and art” is unequivocally present in the artworld and in lectures for, as well a lay public or a medical trained public, forensic and focused analysis of the artwork is proposed.  In an era where focusing and attention span is under siege, by helping the viewer to focus on eventual disease or illness depicted in the work a deeper ‘viewing’ is promoted. Luc Haenen is member of Wiels (Brussels) and SMAK (Ghent).  Author of the book: #whatpatientsreadafterheartsurgery (2025). Ahmet Öğüt, Born in Silvan, Diyarbakir, Ahmet Öğüt completed his BA from the Fine Arts Faculty at Hacettepe University, Ankara, MA from Art and Design Faculty at Yıldız Teknik University, Istanbul. Currently living between Amsterdam and Istanbul, he works across different media and has exhibited widely, more recently with solo exhibitions in institutions including Art on the Underground & New Contemporaries, Van Abbemuseum, State of Concept Athens, Kunstverein Dresden, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Chisenhale Gallery; Berkeley Art Museum; and Kunsthalle Basel. He has also participated in numerous group exhibitions around the world. Öğüt was awarded the Visible Award for the Silent University (2013); the special prize of the Future Generation Art Prize, Pinchuk Art Centre, Ukraine (2012); the De Volkskrant Beeldende Kunst Prijs 2011, Netherlands; and the Kunstpreis Europas Zukunft, Museum of Contemporary Art, Germany (2010). He co-represented Turkey at the 53rd Venice Biennale (2009). Lives and works in Amsterdam and Istanbul. His works in institutional collections such as Guggenheim Museum New York; Kadist, San Francisco, US - Paris; Rennie Collection, Vancouver; Sammlung Goetz, Munich; Frans Hals Museum; FRAC Nord-Pas de Calais, Dunkerque; Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis; KIASMA Museum of Contemporary Art, Hesinki; Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven; Fondazione Giuliani, Rome; MSU Broad Art Museum, East Lansing; Vehbi Koç Foundation, Istanbul.Streaming Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84963574890?pwd=I8TXJA0f47q5SekEfjACgvWAIHPUvB.1 https://thehealingarts.online/21-01-26 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:19:52 +0000 The Healing Arts https://thehealingarts.online/21-01-26 AThe Healing Arts:Encounters in Art and Medicine Charité Medical Center Berlin21.01.2025 / 18:00-20:00 Dr. med Johann Ahn + Martin Binder + Ana Lessing Menjibar Dr. Johann Ahn is an internist, hematologist-oncologist, and palliative care physician. As a senior physician at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, he is dedicated to clinical and scientific research into how cancer medicine can be designed to be patient-centered and tailored to individual needs and requirements. The engagement with public space and environmental issues runs like a red thread through Martin Binder’s interdisciplinary studies in Art in Context at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK) and Industrial Design at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. Binder works with both analog and digital media, combining manual and mechanical processes and employing innovative materials. He is currently realizing the Kunst am Bau (art-in-architecture) project for the Bauhaus Archive in Berlin, in which he traces the materials used in the new building on film back to their origins. Ana Lessing Menjibar is a German-Spanish dancer, choreographer, and multidisciplinary artist based in Berlin. With degrees in Solo/Dance/Authorship (HZT Berlin) and Visual Communication (UdK Berlin), her expanded choreographic practice merges body, sound, video, and sculpture. In this context, she explores flamenco’s transformative potential, asking how this embodied knowledge can shape forward-looking conceptions of body and society, engaging with (body) archives, wounds, healing, memory, and resistance. She frequently teaches at HZT and UdK Berlin. Streaming Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84963574890?pwd=I8TXJA0f47q5SekEfjACgvWAIHPUvB.1 https://thehealingarts.online/21-05-25 Fri, 09 May 2025 20:46:19 +0000 The Healing Arts https://thehealingarts.online/21-05-25 The Healing Arts:Encounters in Art and Medicine Berlin University of the Arts21.05.2025 Prof. Dr. Friederike Kendel & Dr. María López-Fanjul y Díez del Corral Friederike Kendel studied psychology at the Free University of Berlin. She completed her doctorate at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin in 2007 and habilitated in medical psychology in 2013. She was awarded an adjunct professorship in 2022. Since 2025, she has headed the interdisciplinary working group “Patient Empowerment and Prevention” at the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine. Friederike Kendel has been taking cello and piano lessons since the age of eight. Before leaving school, she began studying cello at the Freiburg University of Music, which she completed at the Cologne University of Music. She then attended the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow on a DAAD scholarship. At the Charité, she co-founded the Musicians' Medicine Network and regularly teaches an elective seminar on the reciprocal relationship between music and medicine Dr. María López-Fanjul y Díez del Corral holds a BA, a MA and a MPhil in Art History from the Complutense University of Madrid, a MA in Museum Management from the City University of London, and a PhD from The Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London). Author of numerous international publications and member of several international research projects, she has worked for institutions such as the Museo del Prado and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Since 2017 is she curator of the Bode Museum, where she is in charge of the Italian collections (after 1500), the Spanish collections, and Academic Outreach. Her most recent project is ‘The Healing Museum. Mindfulness and Meditation in the Gallery‘. https://thehealingarts.online/04-06-25 Fri, 09 May 2025 20:55:42 +0000 The Healing Arts https://thehealingarts.online/04-06-25 The Healing Arts:Encounters in Art and Medicine Berlin University of the Arts04.06.2025 Prof. Dr. med. Benno Brinkhaus & Cristina Bucardo Prof. Dr. med. Benno Brinkhaus is a specialist in internal medicine, additional qualification in naturopathy and acupuncture. He studied medicine in Vienna and Düsseldorf 1986-1993. Doctorate 1997. Habilitation 2007. Since 2009 university professor for naturopathy at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Deputy Director of the Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Head of the Project Area Complementary and Integrative Medicine and the university outpatient clinic for naturopathy at Charité Campus Mitte. Cristina Bucardo is a Mexican artist, sound healer, and Rattle Training teacher whose work bridges ancestral wisdom with contemporary creative expression. Rooted in a profound spiritual lineage, she draws inspiration from her family's traditions and the sacred practice of Curanderismo, a holistic system of Mexican folk healing. Cristina’s artistic work extends beyond healing rituals into audiovisual installations and performances. Her creations have been presented in cultural institutions such as König Gallery in Berlin and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, exploring the intersections of sound, space, and spirit. In 2019, Cristina founded Mitotili, a healing and creative space based in Berlin, offering treatments, workshops, and community rituals that weave together Mexican energy work, sound healing, and contemporary art practices. https://thehealingarts.online/18-06-25 Fri, 09 May 2025 20:58:00 +0000 The Healing Arts https://thehealingarts.online/18-06-25 The Healing Arts:Encounters in Art and Medicine Berlin University of the Arts18.06.2025 Prof. Dr. Kerstin Schoch, Dr. Lily Martin & Maryna Makarenko Prof. Dr. phil. Kerstin Schoch (they|them) is a scientist, art therapist, and psychologist who interdisciplinarily works between art, therapy, and psychology. They hold a professorship for Intermedial Art Therapy at the Medical School Hamburg. They are the co-founder of the Pop-up Institute where they communicate science by means of Arts and Arts Therapies to fight sanism in society. They were a mentor in the Open Science Fellow Program as well as the re·shape program for fostering knowledge equity – both by Wikimedia Germany. As @kunsthochzwei they micro-/blog about art therapy, psychology, intersectionality, and Open Science. Dr. Lily Martin is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist in training currently working as a post-doctoral researcher at Brandenburg Medical School and as a practitioner at the psychosomatic day clinic Sonnenallee of Vivantes in Berlin. Her research focuses on the interrelation between psychiatric disorders and body movement, as well as on the empirical and experimental substantiation of theories of embodiment and disembodiment In her doctoral project, Lily analysed movement characteristics of people with schizophrenia. Together with Kerstin Schoch, she founded the Pop-up Institute in order to tackle stigma of mental illnesses using creative and artistic methods. Maryna Makarenko is a transdisciplinary artist, performer, educator, and a bodyworker. Based in Berlin for the past 14 years, she studied moving image and moving body at the Berlin University of the Arts. Her practice spans video, performance, sound, and voice, and she enjoys facilitating workshops and artistic laboratories. Drawn to the tools of speculative fiction, she weaves them into her personal narratives, exploring themes of identity and the body and their complex interconnections. As a migrant, she navigates a continuous state of transition and suspension, engaging with notions of liminality and in-betweenness. https://thehealingarts.online/02-07-25 Fri, 09 May 2025 21:00:36 +0000 The Healing Arts https://thehealingarts.online/02-07-25 The Healing Arts:Encounters in Art and Medicine Berlin University of the Arts02.07.2025 Dr. Hannah Strohmeier & Danny Miller Hannah holds degrees in literature, art, and media; comparative and international studies; and global health, with studies in Germany, Switzerland, Thailand, the UK, and the US. Her postdoctoral research at Charité focuses on the mental health of humanitarian workers. Drawing on her interdisciplinary background, she brings research to life through film. Her documentary, Colour, amplifies the voices of humanitarian workers in Nairobi and advocates for more equitable, supportive work environments. In addition to her academic work, Hannah consults on gender equality and staff wellbeing for the United Nations and NGOs.Danny Miller is the Founder and CEO of Spora Health, a pioneering telehealth platform reshaping primary care for People of Color. He brings a dynamic blend of entrepreneurial vision and creative expertise to healthcare innovation, informed by his background in writing, performance, and design. At Charité, Dan will share how the intersection of art, medicine, and thoughtful design can empower a new generation of practitioners and patients alike.