Touch Assignment




Justin Patterson


8x11In "Paper"





Pain
"Being able to withstand pain depends to a considerable extent on culture and tradition. Many soldiers have denied pain despite appalling wounds, not even requesting morphine, although in peacetime they would have demanded it. Most people going into the hospital for an operation focus completely on their pain and suffering, whereas soldiers or saints and other martyrs can think about something nobler and more important to them, and this clouds their sense of pain" (Diane Ackerman, 101) 


Artists Statment:
 Honestly, I find it amazing that people refuse pain-relieving drugs while in extream pain, especially during wartime. Pain is extremely in an important part of our sense of touch. It is the greatest teacher. I created a drawing of my hand with a large laceration from the wrist to the palm to represent a common wound that wound need medical attention.   

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