Trailblazers

Artist Muraoka Kenichi
Brightening Spirits and Spaces

Aired: Aug 16, 2024 (UTC)


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Artist Muraoka Kenichi has devised “portrait therapy.” Through conversations with patients, he draws out happy memories that give them the strength to fight their illnesses. Witnessing the positive effects of his therapy, some hospitals have begun getting behind it. Muraoka has also taken his brush to hospital walls, creating murals that brighten up the traditionally white spaces. We follow his animated steps in patient care.


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