Spoon Theory Exhibition Catalogue
Spoon Theory’ is an exhibition of spoons crafted to abstractly represent some of the emotions and traits experienced and exhibited by a person living with an invisible illness, in this case autism and depression. Based on the concept of Spoon Theory created by Christine Miserandino, each spoon will be crafted from scratch and represent an emotion or trait faced by a specific individual, the artist herself. The aim of the exhibition is to bring awareness to invisible illnesses. It is hoped that it may help some people either through recognition or understanding and assist in the breakdown of associated stigmas. By Elizabeth Curry
Spoon Theory’ is an exhibition of spoons crafted to abstractly represent some of the emotions and traits experienced and exhibited by a person living with an invisible illness, in this case autism and depression. Based on the concept of Spoon Theory created by Christine Miserandino, each spoon will be crafted from scratch and represent an emotion or trait faced by a specific individual, the artist herself.
The aim of the exhibition is to bring awareness to invisible illnesses. It is hoped that it may help some people either through recognition or understanding and assist in the breakdown of associated stigmas.
By Elizabeth Curry
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<strong>Spoon</strong> <strong>Theory</strong><br />
EXHIBITION STATEMENT<br />
<strong>Spoon</strong> <strong>Theory</strong> is a concept that was derived by lupussufferer<br />
Christine Miserandino. When asked by her friend<br />
what it felt like to live with the invisible illness, Miserandino<br />
looked around the environment in which they sat and<br />
collected up the items most readily available, spoons. She<br />
went on to explain that each spoon represented a unit of<br />
energy and with each task undertaken throughout the day<br />
you use up those units of energy. Sometimes you start the<br />
day with only 12 spoons because you’ve been stressed, not<br />
been sleeping well, or that’s just what is usually available to<br />
you. Once you have a shower you may have used 2 spoons,<br />
getting dressed may take up a spoon and if you have to cook<br />
for yourself that may take 3 spoons. You haven’t even made<br />
it past breakfast and already you’ve used half the spoons<br />
available to you for the day. This was a simple and<br />
informative way to describe the limits Miserandino faced<br />
each day and since then the concept has been utilised to help<br />
other people with invisible illnesses to communicate how<br />
they’re feeling.<br />
This project portrays my journey with invisible illness<br />
through my own interpretation of spoon theory.<br />
By Elizabeth Curry
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