A project proposing the possibilities of care and art to society
- アトリプシー ART+3C (Care+Communication+Connection)
We propose a method of communication through art to help those battling illnesses feel less anxious and distressed during treatment, and to help those affected, their families, and friends convey feelings that cannot be put into words.
By sharing my experiences and realizations as a cancer patient, I hope to provide people with an opportunity to think about the importance of life, human dignity, the meaning of existence, and the meaning and value of life for each person, and to highlight things and events related to how they live their lives.
We create opportunities to care for each individual's pain and create the mental space to care for oneself and others.
ART+3C (Care+Communication+Connection)
Art is the process of an artist creating something that communicates to an audience. It is a way to relieve stress and pain, regardless of the technique or tools used.
Communication is the act of artists conveying the changes in their minds and bodies through art, and is an activity aimed at increasing understanding in society.
Connection is a place of connection, an artistic environment, created in daily life through expressive activities. It is a place for creativity education that values listening, observing, feeling, and understanding, and a society where people can feel the possibility and hope that they can learn things they can't do alone but can by learning with others. It is a world where you can have the most fun and realize your potential.
Care is about restoring self-esteem and working to change the environment and values we live in for the better. It is about feeling the joy and happiness that are the source of strength to live through connections between kind people, leading to the restoration of relationships.
VISION
"We aim to realize a cyclical approach to care that is gradually connected."
We create opportunities to care for each person's pain and create the mental space to care for oneself and others. We also provide opportunities to think about the importance of life, human dignity, the meaning of existence, and the meaning and value of life for each person, and we work on things and events related to how one lives. As a result, the quality of each person's life will improve.
How can this be achieved?
Care
Project Content
process
2024
Practiced by the person involved (I)
The team will turn their experiences and realizations as cancer patients into art and create and sell products (scarves) to improve quality of life. They will gather sympathetic people who want to try it too and hold art experiences and workshops. They will hold art experiences using ink art and workshops on digital art generated by AI. They will then prototype products using the art created in the workshops.
2025
Gathering our people (WE)
Build a platform
We will work with sympathizers to consider products to improve quality of life, and build a platform with art gallery functions to sell the prototypes and products we create. We will design relationships so that anyone who wants to get involved in this activity (whether they are ill or not) can join us without any resistance. We also aim to create an autonomous organization that can move the project forward even without me (the administrator) being present.
2026
Solving social issues
Evolving into a system
(Everyone = ALL)
The business will be developed around the accumulated art and information. A portion of the profits will be returned to cancer patients and their families, evolving into a system that helps them earn an income during treatment. Everyone does not need to aim in the same direction, and the organization aims to enable people to utilize their skills within the organization and decide for themselves how to get involved, so that they can take action toward the future in their own way. Working with a diverse range of people, the organization will continue to provide a place for them to put their skills to good use and live better lives.
Recruitment
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To hospitals and companies that would like to purchase and exhibit my paintings
We are looking for hospitals and companies that would like to purchase (exhibit) the paintings (turning their conference rooms into art museums), and shops that would like to sell the scarves. Patients and their families are close to you, and they do not make their pain public. Please leave it to us to sow small seeds of care in society.
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For those fighting illness and those close to them who want to draw and make scarves
We are looking for designs for scarves. If you are a cancer patient or a family member who would like to participate, it doesn't matter if you can't draw. Please don't suppress your curiosity and let your heart lead you!
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To those who can help with workshops and operations
If you are interested in supporting art workshops (art educators, etc.), running an art gallery, owning a venue, having legal knowledge of art rights, or researching art and care, please contact us.
By the way, why a scarf?
Rich life for each person
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I want to enjoy fashion even if I lose my hair due to anticancer drugs
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I want to live a fulfilling life even if my appearance changes due to harsh treatment.
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Heal your heart, gain courage, and fight cancer with the power of art.
What can I do now?
The moment I saw myself with my hair suddenly falling out and becoming mottled, I was shocked in a way that I cannot express in words.
The hair removal scene seen in the drama is different from the reality. After shampooing, when I opened my eyes, a large amount of fallen hair was sticking to my legs. The hair that fell out was flowing along with the flow of water and heading towards the drainage ditch.
Inow,I wonder what's going on.
The feeling of wanting to quickly look in the mirror to check my appearance and the feeling of being too scared to see it go back and forth.
I went through a lot of hardships during my cancer treatment, but I vividly remember the day I lost my hair. Of course, I knew from my doctor that my hair would fall out. Besides, I cut my long hair short and was ready to go.The beautician repeatedly told me, "It's okay. It will grow again," like a mantra.
I picked up a lot of hair that fell out in the bathroom and threw it in the garbage bag.I picked my own hair tangled in the drain and shivered with fear.
It's been a year and a half since I lost my hair and became a skinhead. Regarding hair, there are individual differences, some people do not grow back easily, while others grow quickly. Some people experience changes in hair texture, more gray hair, or even thinning hair. In other words, it often does not return to its original state, and in any case, the hair that has fallen out does not grow long until a certain amount of time has passed.
Based on this experience, IWhat can I do to be able to enjoy everyday life with or without hair, to be able to interact with people without worrying about my hair, and not to give up on enjoying fashion? I'm looking for it.
42 years old spring.My life has changed a lot since I got breast cancer. Even if you want to live as before, there are many things you can't do. But we have to accept the change and move forward. I am reviewing my past work and making use of the learning and experiences I have cultivated so far to create an artistic environment in which people can enjoy fashion even when they are sick.
Fashion that charms rather than hides.
I am a single mother and freelancer.
In other words, I have no family to support me. I don't have a lot of savings... So even if you are sick, you have to keep working. But if people around me find out that I have cancer, they may cut my contract. I don't think everyone will reach out to me like they used to.
And how severe are the side effects of anticancer drugs? Can hair loss be hidden with a wig?
I tried to hide my illness from people around me as much as possible,I bought a wig that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and continued to pretend to be fine. It was a tough life, both physically and mentally. Wigs worn on hot days get stuffy. The wig I wear on a windy day makes me nervous because it might fly away. Wearing a wig on a day when I'm sick due to anticancer drugs gives me a headache. However, if you don't wear it, you will be found out that you are sick. A wig that is forced to wear. The skin becomes weak, and the metal fittings of the wig hit the scalp and hurt.
All to hide my illness. Far from being fashionable, I felt helplessly pitiful for myself who put up with falsehoods.
Currently, the number of cancer patients exceeds 1,000,000 and the number of deaths is 380,000 or more, which is the top cause of death. Among them, many patients who need anticancer drug treatment have hair problems. Also, you may think that cancer can be cured, but there is a certain probability that it will recur. If it recurs, anti-cancer drugs will start again... Then again, I'm plagued by hair problems.
I majored in Arabic at university and lived in Tunisia for a year when I was a university student. I also went to Syria and Jordan when I was a student. Many Arab women wear hijabs, niqabs and other veils. Perhaps for religious reasons, I wanted to incorporate it as fashion..
Wrapping a scarf around your head gives you a sense of freedom. It's smooth, breathable and comfortable. The pain that seems to be tightened is also reduced. I thought this was good. immediatelyI asked cancer patients I'm connected to on Twitter, "Have you ever tried wrapping a scarf around your head?" Everyone wants to wrap a scarf around their head, but they don't know how to do it.
Perhaps this scarf, a tool that has been around for a long time,It may help fellow patients. That was the moment I thought .
edit your art
I'm a designer, so I can edit designs that other people have drawn. Many breast cancer patients are mothers with children. I am one of them. How about putting a child's drawing on a scarf and wearing it? I came to think.
I don't want to thinkMaybe it could happen that I leave this world behind my children. That's why, as much as possible, I want to leave proof that I'm a parent and child. To be able to feel me even after I'm gone.
Scarves don't deteriorate that much. Isn't grandma's scarf sleeping in the closet at home? Made from silk, it will last a long time. that's why,Putting your thoughts into the design and wearing them will give you a sense of the future. And I'm wearing it, but wouldn't it be a courageous item?
I want you to inherit it as an item that you can feel the love that your mother made. Scarves can be worn not only on the head, but also on the neck, wrists and bags.
Furthermore, if the scarves everyone made sells, it might help a little when you can't work due to side effects. That's what I'm thinking.
I want you to face treatment in your own style.
I want to enjoy fashion and enrich my life even if I get sick or my appearance is different from before.With that in mind, we started moving towards commercialization.
The material is silk. When the hair begins to fall out, the scalp becomes soft and weak, causing pain. That's why I don't want to stress my skin as much as possible. This is an opinion from experience.
And the first is my work,I decided to arrange a familiar pattern for a long time. That's how the scarf brand "Al-Azeema" was born - Al-Azeema, which means determination.
What I can do
1. I am a cancer survivor myself. I am a freelancer, a single mother, and someone who struggled with life during treatment. I can talk about my experiences and realizations as a cancer patient.
②Be an artist who draws pictures.
Osaka Art & Design 2024: Exhibited and sold at Daimaru Umeda store.
3. With experience as a systems engineer, web production, print media direction, and branding, and over 20 years of experience working in the design industry, I have gained knowledge and expertise, so I can create a comprehensive range of design projects.
④ As I am originally from a textile trading company, I have the collaborators and background to make textile-related products, so I am able to make them.
⑤ I have experience running upcycling workshops in the local area once a month for two years, so I can also plan and run workshops.
⑥ Graduated from Kyoto University of the Arts Graduate School with an MFA (Master of Fine Arts) in 2023, and was a member of the 7th class of DOOR at Tokyo University of the Arts, graduating in 2024. Member of the Art Meets Care Society. As a researcher in the fields of communication design and art x care, he is able to commercialize his practice and research in parallel.
By using art as a form of self-expression,
Will people be cared for?
It's difficult to know what to say to a cancer patient.
As a breast cancer survivor, I too am constantly struggling to find the right words to say. Words can be perceived as either positive or negative, depending on the recipient's personality and the situation. We often hear, "So-and-so had breast cancer, but they're doing well now! So you'll be fine too." I can brush it off and take it as an attempt to encourage me, but many survivors find these words irritating. That's because the type and stage of breast cancer that So-and-so has are completely different. I wish people wouldn't just generalize and say, "It's okay."
Having experienced these frustrating conversations many times, I believe that there is no need to express our feelings to each other in words. Instead of words, we can express our compassion and love through art. I believe that this act will help us care for each other.
We are conducting research and implementing activities using design thinking to answer the question of whether self-expression through art can lead to caring for one's own and others' pain and build good human relationships.
RQ: By using art to communicate, it is possible to create a space for sharing feelings and foster a relationship that allows both parties to live better lives (a state of being cared for).
I hope to continue to look at this as a research topic in my activities.
2025
schedule
Since April 2023, we have been exploring the background to the creation of our products (scarves) and examining the production process. Finally, in 2024, we have a clear goal and have begun our activities. The second event will begin in 2025.
2025 Schedule
February to March 2025: Product shipping and workshop implementation
April to July 2025: Seeking sympathizers → Workshop
August 2025: Design production begins
September 2025: Start of product sample production
Photographed in October 2025
Orders will begin in November 2025
Production begins in December 2025
Shipments start at the end of March 2026
If you are interested in collaborating with us or working on this project, please feel free to contact us.
1) People with disabilities, their families, or friends who can create art. 2) Support for art workshops (art educators, etc.).
③ Providing a place to hold workshops ④ Providing a place to hold art exhibitions ⑤ Companies and members of the public who will exhibit and purchase art ⑥ Companies and members of the public who will sell and purchase products made using art ⑦ People who can teach us how to run the business, as we would like it to also function as an art gallery ⑧ Collaborators who have legal knowledge about art rights, etc. ⑨ Companies and members of the public who can lend or donate to the operating funds for this activity.
10. Researchers who combine research into art and care.
For inquiries, please contact info@satsuki.design (contact: Jasmine).