Art and Disease

Jacqueline Firkins, at University of British Columbia is involved in an interdepartmental research project "Fashioning Cancer: The Correlation between Destruction and Beauty". She designed a series of dresses that use images of growing cancer cells as the base for her fabric design. The project culminated in an auction during which the dresses were sold to raise funds for cancer research.

This is another example of using the arts to raise awareness and shift perceptions.