Salutogenic Design: Bringing the 'Person' Into Personalization in Healthcare by Designing for Disabilities of the Hand: Stephanie Rossi, MDes in Industrial Design

Three prosthesis hand models with different nail sets

 Hand Models, Jan 2024, Digital photo

2023–24 Gallery Information

FAB Gallery, 1-1 Fine Arts Building
University of Alberta
(780) 492-2081
gallery@ualberta.ca

Gallery Hours

Tuesday to Friday from 11:00am–5:00pm
Saturday from 12:00pm–3:00pm

Admission is free.

Second floor gallery can only be accessed by stairs at this time. We apologize for this significant barrier to access.

Salutogenic Design: Bringing the 'Person' Into Personalization in Healthcare by Designing for Disabilities of the Hand: Stephanie Rossi, MDes in Industrial Design

February 20 - March 9, 2024

FAB Gallery Main Floor

Please note that FAB Gallery will be closed Saturday, Feb. 24, for Reading Week. We will return to our regular hours on Tuesday, Feb. 27.

Reception

University of Alberta faculty, staff, students and invited guests
Friday, March 1, 2024 | 7-9 pm | FAB Gallery

About the Show

This exhibition explores the intersection of design, technology, and health through the lens of salutogenesis. Salutogenesis is a model of well-being that focuses on the complexities of an individual, such as needs, wants, values, emotions, and interests. Through the lens of salutogenesis and design, we can explore how embracing each individual's unique needs and preferences leads to new solutions vital to overall well-being beyond the physical body. This exhibition shows the marriage of these concepts through design for hand disabilities, and challenges the traditional medical model by encouraging a more holistic, emotional, and empathetic approach with design integration to enhance quality of life.

About the Artist

Stephanie Rossi is a designer from Calgary, Alberta. She holds a Bachelor of Design with an Industrial Design focus from the University of Alberta. During her undergraduate studies, she developed an interest in concepts of health and well-being. Stephanie wants to explore how to increase the quality of life for individuals by looking at what people truly need through empathy and understanding, but most importantly, the concept of personhood. She wants to demonstrate that understanding an individual's unique characteristics and complexities can create emotionally valuable outcomes and increase overall well-being. By looking at design for disability, she hopes this demonstrates the importance of looking "within" the person: a complex and important human being.


 

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