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The Cure: spinal injury seen through art and anatomy

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Artist Davey Jose explores spinal cord injury and bodily difference through painting, digital work, and a VR film.

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Titles such as “Close Encounters of the Tracheostomy Kind” bring humor to experiences often described in clinical terms.

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The work draws on anatomical studies, art-history portraits, and Jose’s own experience of spinal injury. The page names Leonardo da Vinci and Jean-Michel Basquiat among influences, and describes titles that use wordplay to give medical imagery a personal voice. It also lists a VR film, exhibition materials, and videos, including a BBC Two artist profile connected with the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2020.

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