Music By: The National The National’s music can be interpreted in many ways. In this particular song, they capture feelings of pain and emotional discomfort—resonating…
A powerful piece about the suicide of Tyler Clementi whose roommate secretly filmed him with another boy and posted the film on-line in 2010. The exposure…
This piece, as well as other installations by Chiharu Shiota, evoke a sense of emotion in the threads that cocoon and entangle various objects and…
Neko Case knows of what she sings. Here she performs one of the tracks from her unflinching new album, The Worse Things Get, The Harder…
Music by Joy Division. This song can be interpreted as being about Curtis’ failing marriage, which was largely brought on by his affair with another woman….
Music by Sufjan Stevens. The album cover is a reference to the work of schizophrenic artist, Royal Robertson. The album’s thematic and formal content reflects…
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) contribute to many deaths each year, and can lead to the development of secondary mental health problems. The Centre for Disease…
Antonin Artaud was a playwright, actor, poet, director, and theorist of the dramatic arts. Artaud experienced a number of psychotic episodes at the age of 41,…
A poem about love and dealing with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) By Neil Hillborn
David Bowie’s struggle with drug addiction was no secret. This song is another instance of the use of creative expression to overcome one’s personal conflicts,…
