Eine unsichtbare Krankheit sichtbar machen: Medizin und Kunst für einen Paradigmenwechsel in der Darstellung und Wahrnehmung von Endometriose

Amongst the many invisible illnesses, we can also count endometriosis, a chronic, so far relatively little investigated, but quite widespread condition that statistically affects 1 in 10 women. In order to draw more attention to the disease and to the many women who often spend years experiencing debilitating symptoms and suffering in silence, several awareness campaigns take place every year all over the world, mostly in March, which is the international endometriosis awareness month. On March 20th 2024 the city of Innsbruck (Austria) hosted one of such events with the title “Endometriose im Gespräch” (Eng. “Let’s talk about Endometriosis”). Its three highlights were the screening of the documentary nicht die regel (Eng. “not the rule”; Ranya Schauenstein, 2021), a subsequent roundtable and an art exhibit dedicated to endometriosis, the latter organized and created by the Tyrolean endometriosis self-help group. Medicine and art came thus together, and their encounter ...