The Nightstand Collective: Recent Episodes
Emma Jones
Looking at the lives of the chronically ill through the items that they keep on their bedroom nightstand. These are first person medical narratives told through the items on their bedroom nightstand. We journey with each person as they describe how they use these items in art, rituals, love and healing. These are intimate portraits of the resiliency of those living with chronic conditions.
A conversation with psychotherapist, Richard Straus (pseudonym), on the treatment of his own depression, the surgical notion of The Potential Space, rituals to re-yoke yourself and Macillio Fascino on the soul of objects.
An overview of the last 7 years of the Nightstand Collective Project, and what the objects on 79 nightstands have taught me about the lives of folks with chronic illness. And hear an audio piece that I created for the exhibit for the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
This short audio piece was created for the Ablezine curated, Nightstand Collective exhibit at The Victoria & Albert Museum, in London, November 26th 2021. You are going to hear a chorus of 6 people as they reflect on their nightstands, the items they keep close, and their chronic illness journey.
This nightstand story is a portrait of someone who has depression. The items that she uses to help her navigate her illness are very unique, from a taxidermied mouse to toy barbie couches, and poetry everything has deep meaning and is used in her healing rituals. This nightstand is filled with art, humor, death, and love.