Giving form to the invisible: an experience at the crossroads of health, art and design

Understanding psychological phenomena sometimes requires going beyond purely theoretical and scientific frameworks to explore other modes of representation. At Euromed University of Fes, this openness takes shape notably through pedagogical initiatives that encourage encounters between disciplines and invite students to experiment with new approaches.

The Faculty of Nursing and Health Techniques (FSITS), in partnership with the School of Architecture, Design and Urbanism (EMADU), thus offered a series of workshops around the theme “Materializing the immaterial”, devoted to the artistic exploration of various realities related to psychological disorders.

This experience brought together students from the seven programs of FSITS: general nursing care, anesthesia-resuscitation, speech therapy, psychomotricity, dietetics-nutrition, laboratory techniques and radiology techniques. All were led to address complex subjects using a language different from that usually employed in their training.

Attachment, anorexia, addiction and other psychological issues were thus interpreted through material, volume, color and composition. Sculpture, painting and plastic experiments became ways to represent emotions, states or experiences that elude direct perception.

The workshop also made it possible to question the place of creativity in health sciences training. By confronting their knowledge with an artistic and conceptual approach, students were invited to develop a more nuanced perception of the realities they may face in their future professional practice.

Through this initiative, FSITS and EMADU thus created a common experimental ground where health meets creation. An approach that fully reflects the spirit of UEMF: to make knowledge dialogue, break down disciplinary barriers and open new learning perspectives.