{"id":769,"date":"2019-04-28T13:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-04-28T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/?page_id=769"},"modified":"2022-07-10T12:20:58","modified_gmt":"2022-07-10T12:20:58","slug":"invisible-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/?page_id=769","title":{"rendered":"Invisible M.E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Title of work:<strong> INVISIBLE M.E<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_7705-e1657455591555.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1277\" src=\"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_7705-e1657455591555-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"341\" height=\"448\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>INVISIBLE ME\u00a0(Myalgic Encephalomyelitis):is body of work which has been fifteen years in the making, In 2010 I was diagnosed with M.E. otherwise known as Chronic Fatigue. I had the symptoms long before I was diagnosed, so\u00a0it came as a huge relief\u00a0when I finally knew that something was really wrong with me and that my condition had a name.<\/p>\n<p>I experienced fatigue and malaise following mental or physical activity. \u00a0I also experienced muscle symptoms, which included exercise intolerance and post-exertion malaise, feeling exhausted the day after any physical activity, followed by pain. \u00a0I have had problems with my short-term memory, concentration and maintaining attention and I experience increased clumsiness. I have on-going abnormalities in my immune system: sore throats, joint pains, headaches, problems with temperature control and intermittent flu-like feelings.<\/p>\n<p>In some respects ME has been a life changing experience. During my worst periods I thought I would never be able to carry on with my career. It has changed me forever, it has made me appreciate life, and my need to make art.<\/p>\n<p>The work is highly embellished and very labour internsive, using challenging and in some cases, dangerous materials.<\/p>\n<p>(left to right)<\/p>\n<p><em>Titles: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Materials:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Control Freak<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0swarf, magnets, steel plates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Piercing Truth \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>\u00a0thousands of dress pins piercing cloth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opposites Attract \u00a0<\/strong>snap fastenings, safety pins.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Slide1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-919\" src=\"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Slide1-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"463\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/cropped-DSCF0419.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-901\" src=\"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/cropped-DSCF0419-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"157\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSCF0423.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-903\" src=\"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSCF0423-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"161\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Title of work: INVISIBLE M.E INVISIBLE ME\u00a0(Myalgic Encephalomyelitis):is body of work which has been fifteen years in the making, In 2010 I was diagnosed with M.E. otherwise known as Chronic Fatigue. I had the symptoms long before I was diagnosed, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/?page_id=769\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":5,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"sidebar-page.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/769"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=769"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1283,"href":"https:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/769\/revisions\/1283"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}