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Use of Photography for Healing Purposes in Art Therapy

Year 2023, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 28 - 39, 01.02.2023

Abstract

The person who finds meaning in the existence of another person needs psychotherapy from time to time as a result of the relationships that have been established in the society they live in. Psychotherapy can be carried out using verbal methods as well as artistic methods. In the art therapy method, which is one of the psychotherapy methods, individual tries to express his/her situation and feelings through a work of art. The aim of art therapy is to make the patient or client feel good and bring their mental state to a healthy point. Art therapy offers an alternative way for individuals to feel good by offering an interdisciplinary field of study. Art therapy is based on the fields of art and psychology, it also requires having artistic practice in areas such as human development, psychological counseling theories and techniques, as well as creative process, photography, painting, sculpture, music, dance, drama, etc. In this study, the concept of art therapy, its history, art therapy approaches, and application areas are explained. In addition, information about the phototherapy method, which is one of the art therapy methods, the history of phototherapy, and the types of photography used in the photo therapy technique are presented. The importance of using photography, which is an artistic expression, in the field of health was emphasized. The qualitative research method, which is one of the scientific research methods, was used by conducting literature research about the study. The art of photography stands out with its artistic, historical, cultural and economic value. The aim of this study is to emphasize the therapeutic and healing aspects of the art of photography. It has been revealed that photography, which is increasingly used today and used in every field, gives important information about the inner world of people and can express themselves comfortably and easily thanks to photography.

References

  • American Art Therapy Association. (2013). Art Therapy. American Art Therapy Association. https://www.arttherapy.org/upload/whatisarttherapy.pdf (12.12.2021).
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  • Dissanayake, E. (1992). Homo aestheticus: Where art comes from and why. Free Press.
  • Filiz, Ş. (2016). Sanat terapisinin felsefi boyutları. Mediterranean Journal of Humanities, 6(1), 169-183. http://dx.doi.org/10.13114/MJH.2016119297
  • Giannini, J. (2004). Pilgrimage to the ancient healing sites of Greece: A journey with Edward Tick. The San Francisco Jung Institute Library Journal, 23(1), 75-91.
  • Gibson, N. (2018). Therapeutic photography. Jessica Kingsley Publishers London and Philadelphia.
  • Kramer, E. (1993). Artstherapy with children. Magnolia Street Publishers. (Original work published 1971).
  • Liebmann, M. (2004). Art therapy for groups (Second Edition). Brunner-Routledge.
  • MacGregor, J. M. (1989). The discovery of the art of the insane. Princeton University Press.
  • Malchiodi, C. A. (2004). Expressive therapies. Guilford Publications.
  • Malchiodi, C. A. (2006). The art therapy sourcebook. MC Craw-Hill Education.
  • Martin, R., Spence, J. (1988). Photo-Thearaphy: Psychic Realism as a Healing Art? Ten-8, 2-17.
  • Naumburg, M. (1987). Dynamically oriented art therapy. Magnolia Street Publishers. (Original work published 1966).
  • Tobin, M. (2015). A brief history of art therapy. From Freud to Naumburg and Kramer.
  • Utaş Akhan, L. (2012) Psikopatolojik sanat ve psikiyatrik tedavide sanatın kullanılışı. Yükseköğretim ve Bilim Dergisi, 2(2), 132-135.
  • Vick, R. M. (2003). A brief history of art therapy. Handbook of Art Therapy, The Guilford Press.
  • Weiser, J. (1975). Phototeraphy: Photography as a verb. The BC Photographer: Photography as an Agent of Change. Fall: 33-36.
  • Weiser, J. (1984). Phototherapy-becoming visually literate about oneself or, phototherapy ??? What’s phototherapy ??? Phototherapy Journal, 4(2), 2-7.
  • Weiser, J. (1988). Phototherapy: Using snapshots and photo-interactions in therapy with youth. In C. E. Schaefer (Ed.), Innovative interventions in child and adolescent therapy (pp. 339–376). John Wiley & Sons.
  • Weiser, J. (2005). Remembering Jo Spence: A brief personal and professional memoir. https://www.academia.edu/3173920/Remembering_Jo_Spence_A_Brief_Personal_and_Professional_Memoir (03.11.2022).
  • Weiser, J. (2010). Phototherapy techniques: Exploring the secrets of personal snapshots and family albums. PhotoTherapy Centre Press.
  • Wetzler, S. (2021). Hugh Diamond, the father of psychiatric photography-psychiatry in pictures. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 219(2), 460-461.

Sanat Terapisinde Fotoğrafın İyileştirici Amaçlarla Kullanımı

Year 2023, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 28 - 39, 01.02.2023

Abstract

Bir başkasının varlığıyla anlam bulan insan, yaşadığı toplumda kurmuş olduğu ilişkiler sonucu zaman zaman psikoterapiye ihtiyaç duymaktadır. Psikoterapi, sözel yöntemlerle gerçekleştirilebileceği gibi sanatsal yöntemler kullanılarak da gerçekleştirilebilmektedir. Psikoterapi yöntemlerinden biri olan sanatla terapi yönteminde birey, içinde bulunduğu durumu ve duygularını bir sanat eseri üzerinden ifade etmeye çalışır. Sanat terapisinin amacı, sanat yoluyla hastanın ya da danışanın kendisini iyi hissetmesini, ruhsal durumunu sağlıklı bir noktaya getirmesini sağlamaktır. Sanat terapisi disiplinlerarası bir çalışma alanı sunarak bireylerin kendilerini iyi hissetmeleri için alternatif bir yol sunmaktadır. Sanat ve psikoloji alanlarına dayanan sanat terapisi, insan gelişimi, psikolojik danışmanlık teorileri ve tekniklerinin yanında, yaratıcı süreç, fotoğraf, resim, heykel, müzik, dans, drama vb. gibi sanat uygulama alanlarına da sahip olmayı gerektirir. Bu çalışmada, sanat terapisi kavramı, tarihçesi, sanat terapisi yaklaşımları ve uygulama alanları açıklanmıştır. Ayrıca sanatla terapi yöntemlerinden birisi olan fotoğrafla terapi yöntemi, fotoğrafla terapinin tarihçesi, fotoğraf terapisi tekniğinde yararlanılan fotoğraf türleri ile ilgili bilgiler sunulmuştur. Sanatsal bir ifade biçimi olan fotoğrafın, sağlık alanında kullanılmasının önemi vurgulanmıştır. Çalışmayla ilgili olarak literatür araştırması yapılarak bilimsel araştırma yöntemlerinden biri olan nitel araştırma yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Fotoğraf sanatı, sanatsal, tarihi, kültürel, ekonomik değeriyle ön plana çıkmaktadır. Bu çalışma ile fotoğraf sanatının tedavi edici, iyileştirici yönüne vurgu yapmak amaçlanmıştır. Günümüzde kullanımı gittikçe artan ve her alanda kullanılan fotoğrafın, insanların iç dünyasına dair önemli bilgiler verdiği ve fotoğraf sayesinde kendini rahat ve kolay bir şekilde ifade edebildiği ortaya konulmuştur.

References

  • American Art Therapy Association. (2013). Art Therapy. American Art Therapy Association. https://www.arttherapy.org/upload/whatisarttherapy.pdf (12.12.2021).
  • Barthes, R. (2014). Camera lucida: Fotoğraf üzerine düşünceler (R. Akçakaya, Çev.). Altıkırkbeş Yayınları.
  • Benjamin, W. (2015). Fotoğraf yazıları. Kolektif Kitap.
  • Decoster, V. A., Dickerson J. (2014). The therapeutic use of photography in clinical social work: Evidence-based best practices. Social Work in Mental Health, 12(1), 1-19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2013.812543
  • Dissanayake, E. (1992). Homo aestheticus: Where art comes from and why. Free Press.
  • Filiz, Ş. (2016). Sanat terapisinin felsefi boyutları. Mediterranean Journal of Humanities, 6(1), 169-183. http://dx.doi.org/10.13114/MJH.2016119297
  • Giannini, J. (2004). Pilgrimage to the ancient healing sites of Greece: A journey with Edward Tick. The San Francisco Jung Institute Library Journal, 23(1), 75-91.
  • Gibson, N. (2018). Therapeutic photography. Jessica Kingsley Publishers London and Philadelphia.
  • Kramer, E. (1993). Artstherapy with children. Magnolia Street Publishers. (Original work published 1971).
  • Liebmann, M. (2004). Art therapy for groups (Second Edition). Brunner-Routledge.
  • MacGregor, J. M. (1989). The discovery of the art of the insane. Princeton University Press.
  • Malchiodi, C. A. (2004). Expressive therapies. Guilford Publications.
  • Malchiodi, C. A. (2006). The art therapy sourcebook. MC Craw-Hill Education.
  • Martin, R., Spence, J. (1988). Photo-Thearaphy: Psychic Realism as a Healing Art? Ten-8, 2-17.
  • Naumburg, M. (1987). Dynamically oriented art therapy. Magnolia Street Publishers. (Original work published 1966).
  • Tobin, M. (2015). A brief history of art therapy. From Freud to Naumburg and Kramer.
  • Utaş Akhan, L. (2012) Psikopatolojik sanat ve psikiyatrik tedavide sanatın kullanılışı. Yükseköğretim ve Bilim Dergisi, 2(2), 132-135.
  • Vick, R. M. (2003). A brief history of art therapy. Handbook of Art Therapy, The Guilford Press.
  • Weiser, J. (1975). Phototeraphy: Photography as a verb. The BC Photographer: Photography as an Agent of Change. Fall: 33-36.
  • Weiser, J. (1984). Phototherapy-becoming visually literate about oneself or, phototherapy ??? What’s phototherapy ??? Phototherapy Journal, 4(2), 2-7.
  • Weiser, J. (1988). Phototherapy: Using snapshots and photo-interactions in therapy with youth. In C. E. Schaefer (Ed.), Innovative interventions in child and adolescent therapy (pp. 339–376). John Wiley & Sons.
  • Weiser, J. (2005). Remembering Jo Spence: A brief personal and professional memoir. https://www.academia.edu/3173920/Remembering_Jo_Spence_A_Brief_Personal_and_Professional_Memoir (03.11.2022).
  • Weiser, J. (2010). Phototherapy techniques: Exploring the secrets of personal snapshots and family albums. PhotoTherapy Centre Press.
  • Wetzler, S. (2021). Hugh Diamond, the father of psychiatric photography-psychiatry in pictures. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 219(2), 460-461.
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Primary Language Turkish
Journal Section Research Articles
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Zekiye Canoruç Şahin 0000-0002-8562-1396

Publication Date February 1, 2023
Published in Issue Year 2023 Volume: 2 Issue: 1

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APA Canoruç Şahin, Z. (2023). Sanat Terapisinde Fotoğrafın İyileştirici Amaçlarla Kullanımı. Bodrum Journal of Art and Design, 2(1), 28-39.