On Vent Sketches, "Help," and Wellness Industry Read this latest article written by Katie van Kampen @kvk_thethird on @kit.macneil exhibition titled "At-home apothecary, OR EXTRA STRENGTH + PAIN RELIEF" available at @healthy_debate (🔗 link in bio). Katherine van Kampen is a medical student at McMaster University in Hamilton, who explores the intersection between medicine and the arts to highlight values and needs within the health-care system. "When MacNeil began drawing their bedside pill bottles, it was a reaction to the personal struggles of finding things that they “use to cope.” The “vent sketches” were a place for MacNeil to come to grips with the colourful packaging meant to keep them “healthy and well.” The individual caricatures of brand-name medications stand alone as questions, asking the viewer if any of these things would truly help. Waste in the form of pill bottles and packaging become a direct criticism of the pharmaceutical industry [...]Together, the pieces creat...