Community engagement at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital

Posted on September 03, 2019

The Out Patient Ward of Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital provides treatment and care facilities for individuals suffering from mental illnesses. The staff of the Ward are attentive to caring for the patients but the walls of the Ward are bluntly barren. Thus, the humanistic care offered on the Ward is in direct contrast to the building’s palpably cold interior. The Honours students in Visual Studies were tasked to cultivate a positive environment for the patients and staff by producing Photo Essays to adorn the walls of the ward. The Photo Essays were
themed around the concepts of love, hope and peace and included images that were creative and visually-stimulating. The photographs were accompanied by captions which narrated, explored and extended the message of the image.


A website catalogue for each of the students’ Photo Essays can be viewed at:


Tolu Adesina: https://toluadesina79.wixsite.com/visual-essay
Tendai Gonese: https://natoffice10.wixsite.com/photoessay
Mmapetja Leshilo: https://mmapetjal.wixsite.com/photoessay
Loyiso Mkhazi: https://loyiiseauxblogging.home.blog/
Sarah Morrell: https://sarahmorrell6.wixsite.com/photoessay
Nhlosenhle Mpontshane: https://mpontshiz3.wixsite.com/photoessay2019
Pamela Nel: https://wellpicturethis.photo.blog/
Juanece Oelofse: https://juaneceoelofse.wixsite.com/website
Riley Rengger: https://rileyrengger.wixsite.com/meaning-in-mundane
Marne Swanepoel: https://marnephotoessay.wordpress.com/
Kali Welch: https://kjwelch5.wixsite.com/free-your-mind
Nicole White: https://www.alexiartistry.com/logotheraphy

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