We are looking for creative pieces exploring what 'recovery' means to you - in relation to experiences of self-harm and suicidality - and what keeps you safe and well. Can you capture and express your emotions by creating something visual? From photography to word art, painting to embroidery, the medium is up to you. There is a lack of understanding about how those with lived experience view ‘recovery’. This severely limits our ability to ensure that research is capturing outcomes that matter to those directly affected. This project aims to be a ‘first step’ in addressing this knowledge gap. The See What I’m Saying? project asks people to submit creative, visual pieces explore the following prompts:
It is hoped that by asking people to provide visual responses we can capture diverse content (e.g., objects and environments, literal and symbolic content) and differing points of view. The freedom of the project offers people the opportunity to express what is most important to them, to the extent that feels comfortable to them. Please e-mail or post your contribution(s), along with a brief explanation of what the piece means to you, to Emma Nielsen (details below). Selected pieces will be curated into an online library which aims to open up conversations about what recovery means to different people and what helps to keep people safe and well. See What I'm Saying? Self-Harm Research Group School of Psychology University of Nottingham University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK [email protected] We are collecting submissions until 31st December 2019. Please note that by submitting your images you are indicating that you understand and agree to the following terms: - If you are under 16 years old you should get permission from a parent/ carer/ guardian prior to submitting work. - Which images go in the online gallery will be decided by a group of people who have personally experienced self-harm and/or suicide. It isn't decided on how 'good' a piece is but the group will work together to select images that are safe to use (e.g., they are unlikely to trigger others who may be struggling) and reflect the range of submissions we receive. - It is important that we make sure that both the images on our website, and the text describing them is safe. We reserve the right to edit text for publication on our website. - The online gallery will be publicly accessible. Please bear this in mind when submitting your creative responses (e.g., would someone be able to identify you from the image? How would you feel about being able to be identified and how might you feel about it in the future?) - We can't share photos of people's faces if they are not public figures (famous). If you want to express how certain people have impacted your life, please consider other creative ways of showing this (like a photo from a different angle or a drawing or painting). - All work submitted should be original work made by you. - Unfortunately we are unable to return your piece(s). If you have created something which you wish to share, but also keep, please submit a scan or photo of the piece. - You do not have to provide your name when submitting your piece. If you wish for your piece to be credited to you, please include your name at the end of the description about the piece. You are welcome to use your initials, just your first name or a pseudonym if you don't want to use your full name. This project has ethical approval (School of Psychology, University of Nottingham). |