War and Medicine
Friday did come to an end. And so have now the weekend. It's been a nice and relaxing one, although with a bit of a tough interlude on Saturday. F, D and me went to that exhibition at the Welcome library that I mentioned earlier. It made me feel literally sick to my stomach. War is terror in every single way, and I feel so fortunate that I haven't (so far) had to experience it first hand.
The theme of the exhibition is War and Medicine, and it covers everything from how medical advances has been made in the context of war, to disease prevention, bodily disfigurement and the development of plastic surgery, and the severe psychological effects war has on people, both military and civilians. The wars that the exhibition mainly drew on were the Crimean war, the World Wars, the Vietnam war and the war in Afghanistan.
Art, photographs, medical equipment, videos.. Many forms of media were used to demonstrate the medical wonders that has been developed and invented, but also the sheer horror of the context of that development. If I wasn't a pacifist before, this sure as hell made me one.
The exhibition ends on February 15. If you have the opportunity, go see it. It's an awakening experience if nothing else.
(MSF's website for donations.)
The theme of the exhibition is War and Medicine, and it covers everything from how medical advances has been made in the context of war, to disease prevention, bodily disfigurement and the development of plastic surgery, and the severe psychological effects war has on people, both military and civilians. The wars that the exhibition mainly drew on were the Crimean war, the World Wars, the Vietnam war and the war in Afghanistan.
Art, photographs, medical equipment, videos.. Many forms of media were used to demonstrate the medical wonders that has been developed and invented, but also the sheer horror of the context of that development. If I wasn't a pacifist before, this sure as hell made me one.
The exhibition ends on February 15. If you have the opportunity, go see it. It's an awakening experience if nothing else.
(MSF's website for donations.)
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