By day I am listless and wan and as the sun retires, I seek solace in the most reckless and degenerate forms of moonlight entertainment. In punishment I am justly bestowed with a contagion fit for these lewd exploits. It has been made known to me that these tiny, wicked creatures have long run unbridled through my anatomy, ravaging and despoiling me.
Had I not seen the error of my ways, sought council and abandoned my wanton behaviors, I would early be locked in the mad house in a glittering fever dream. And yet, in those short days upon that raft of delirium I would spot an isle and approach with weapons drawn in trepidation, only to find myself surrounded by sounds and sweet airs that gave delight to my senses and did not hurt.
Sometimes a thousand gleaming images would descend and blanket my person and the clouds would part to reveal riches ready to drop upon me that, when I waked I cried to dream again. It is in this waking state, dear friend, that you will find me, freed from these dazzling shackles by a well-meaning physician. With mercy I am now cleansed of my invisible foe, yet I find myself secretly longing for that raucous jeopardy of which I am now bereft. Dear friend, pity me, mock me or delight in my delusions but pray indulge me briefly with your good ear.
For is there no part of you that shares my longing for a time not long ago when the world was filled with wonder? The flags blend medieval nautical imagery of national flags and banners with contemporary materials relevant to the artist. Denim relates to a gay history to which the artist relates as his legacy and collages them with a medical, hospital fabric that represents the history of sexual diseases such as HIV and syphilis. Woven into the fabric are patterns in prep pills, an antiretroviral medication which successfully block HIV infection.
This recently developed medication acts as a biological protection for the body, a barrier from invasion by virus and bacteria. When the artist discovered he had contracted syphilis, he began to search for meaning beyond the simple steps in his own life that lead to his infection. Searching for a moralistic, deeper understanding, he began researching the history of the virus and traced it back to the conquest of the Americas and the ships of Christopher Columbus on which it is alleged the disease first arrived in Europe.
The almost childlike simplicity of the presentation evokes a naive joy in the inclusion of himself in this expansive history, as if it were a fantasy or a fairy tale. It is a call from the artist to connecting beyond the self and positioning oneself in larger context, finding a perverse pleasure presenting his own disease as a cultural artefact. The Institute. Number of new cases in contacts of leprosy patients decreases after dose of antibiotic This is confirmed by preliminary results of the PEOPLE study.
Kampenhout malaria research ITM uses different scientific disciplines to carry out the investigation. Mosquito capture in Kampenhout reassuring: no mosquitoes infected with malaria were found This supports their hypothesis that the couple was infected by a malaria-carrying mosquito that arrived in Belgium via an airport. ITM jointly receives Digitalisation for Development prize This innovative initiative brings better access to quality health services to people in the rural district of Kingandu, DRC.
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Harnessing digital tools to better connect health system actors A new responsive, people-centred health initiative in Tanzania. Access to quality medicines gains momentum High-level event at the 72nd World Health Assembly with several donors in attendance put the quality of medicines firmly on the health agenda. The WHA was held on on 21 May Quality of medicines. ITM maps the presence of chlamydia among Belgians Chlamydia is most common in young people.
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