26 years ago fourteen-year-old boy found himself in a midst of horrors of war in
himself in a midst of horrors of war in
himself in a midst of horrors of war in Bosnia
Bosnia
Bosnia that little boy was I amongst the most
that little boy was I amongst the most
that little boy was I amongst the most striking memories from this time what a
striking memories from this time what a
striking memories from this time what a 56 days I my mother spent in one of many
56 days I my mother spent in one of many
56 days I my mother spent in one of many infamous concentration camps in this
infamous concentration camps in this
infamous concentration camps in this region now imagine the emotional turmoil
region now imagine the emotional turmoil
region now imagine the emotional turmoil of a 14 year old in such circumstances
with Knights came beatings rapes
with Knights came beatings rapes killings so I feared the night we all
killings so I feared the night we all
killings so I feared the night we all did but each night as I would lay my
did but each night as I would lay my
did but each night as I would lay my head down through a blanket covered hard
head down through a blanket covered hard
head down through a blanket covered hard floor to trick fear and get some sleep
floor to trick fear and get some sleep
floor to trick fear and get some sleep I’d hear this angelic voice almost like
I’d hear this angelic voice almost like
I’d hear this angelic voice almost like a whispering singing this soft sweet
a whispering singing this soft sweet
a whispering singing this soft sweet said melody yet comforting that was my
said melody yet comforting that was my
said melody yet comforting that was my mother singing into my ear soothing my
mother singing into my ear soothing my
mother singing into my ear soothing my scared young soul breathing the life
scared young soul breathing the life
scared young soul breathing the life back into my empty lungs since then and
back into my empty lungs since then and
back into my empty lungs since then and to this day music was always at the core
to this day music was always at the core
to this day music was always at the core of everything I am configurating my
of everything I am configurating my
of everything I am configurating my identity breathing life into my lungs I
identity breathing life into my lungs I
identity breathing life into my lungs I know that music saved my life the same
know that music saved my life the same
know that music saved my life the same way it has done many times again ever
way it has done many times again ever
way it has done many times again ever since it still does every day now fast
since it still does every day now fast
since it still does every day now fast forward 26 years this is Nick Cave
forward 26 years this is Nick Cave
forward 26 years this is Nick Cave claimed Australian artist poet
claimed Australian artist poet
claimed Australian artist poet songwriter lecture an iconic figure in
songwriter lecture an iconic figure in
songwriter lecture an iconic figure in alternative rock scene for more than
alternative rock scene for more than
alternative rock scene for more than three decades this photo is from our
three decades this photo is from our
three decades this photo is from our shooting of a documentary called one
shooting of a documentary called one
shooting of a documentary called one more time with feeling so what’s special
more time with feeling so what’s special
more time with feeling so what’s special with this film well it’s the first sign
with this film well it’s the first sign
with this film well it’s the first sign of life that Nick Cave gave to the
of life that Nick Cave gave to the
of life that Nick Cave gave to the public since the tragic death of his
public since the tragic death of his
public since the tragic death of his some who died two years before this only
some who died two years before this only
some who died two years before this only 15 years old
15 years old
15 years old I still remember sitting there at the
I still remember sitting there at the
I still remember sitting there at the movie theater and gasping for breath the
movie theater and gasping for breath the
movie theater and gasping for breath the film was nothing close to anything I’ve
film was nothing close to anything I’ve
film was nothing close to anything I’ve ever seen before a contrasting
ever seen before a contrasting
ever seen before a contrasting combination of that vintage film noir
combination of that vintage film noir
combination of that vintage film noir flavor and modern 3d technology provided
flavor and modern 3d technology provided
flavor and modern 3d technology provided this sense of being stuck between a
this sense of being stuck between a
this sense of being stuck between a forever gone past and an eternally
forever gone past and an eternally
forever gone past and an eternally proximate free future betwixt and
proximate free future betwixt and
proximate free future betwixt and between the two worlds camera angles
between the two worlds camera angles
between the two worlds camera angles provided a voyeuristic peep into the
provided a voyeuristic peep into the
provided a voyeuristic peep into the most private chambers of a hard work
most private chambers of a hard work
most private chambers of a hard work artist so the film was a healing ritual
artist so the film was a healing ritual
artist so the film was a healing ritual his attempt at attending to those sword
his attempt at attending to those sword
his attempt at attending to those sword dimensions of his human self that
dimensions of his human self that
dimensions of his human self that conventional medicine simply couldn’t
conventional medicine simply couldn’t
conventional medicine simply couldn’t the album end of the world tour that
the album end of the world tour that
the album end of the world tour that followed were also part of this run of
followed were also part of this run of
followed were also part of this run of rituals all expressions of personal loss
rituals all expressions of personal loss
rituals all expressions of personal loss and suffering but at the same time
and suffering but at the same time
and suffering but at the same time monuments of the universal humanity
monuments of the universal humanity
monuments of the universal humanity within him now this is a shot short clip
within him now this is a shot short clip
within him now this is a shot short clip of a show from this very tour I shot it
of a show from this very tour I shot it
of a show from this very tour I shot it myself so I apologize for pure video and
myself so I apologize for pure video and
myself so I apologize for pure video and audio quality but I really want to share
audio quality but I really want to share
audio quality but I really want to share this with you because something
this with you because something
this with you because something extraordinary is happening here so let’s
extraordinary is happening here so let’s
extraordinary is happening here so let’s take a look
this is what sociologist Emile Durkheim
this is what sociologist Emile Durkheim has termed collective effervescence
has termed collective effervescence
has termed collective effervescence which refers to when a large number of
which refers to when a large number of
which refers to when a large number of people come together and participate in
people come together and participate in
people come together and participate in same action and simultaneously express
same action and simultaneously express
same action and simultaneously express and communicate the same sentiment this
and communicate the same sentiment this
and communicate the same sentiment this show was at Ericsson Globe venue in
show was at Ericsson Globe venue in
show was at Ericsson Globe venue in Stockholm drawing a crowd maybe eight
Stockholm drawing a crowd maybe eight
Stockholm drawing a crowd maybe eight nine thousand people not all of them
nine thousand people not all of them
nine thousand people not all of them lost their sounds but the deep
lost their sounds but the deep
lost their sounds but the deep sensibility communicated through the
sensibility communicated through the
sensibility communicated through the primal force of art taking place here
primal force of art taking place here
primal force of art taking place here made it possible for all of them to
made it possible for all of them to
made it possible for all of them to relate in some way to recognize their
relate in some way to recognize their
relate in some way to recognize their own losses in each case loss and also in
own losses in each case loss and also in
own losses in each case loss and also in each other’s losses to heal through
each other’s losses to heal through
each other’s losses to heal through mirroring their own pain and suffering
mirroring their own pain and suffering
mirroring their own pain and suffering in each case pain and suffering and also
in each case pain and suffering and also
in each case pain and suffering and also in each other’s pain and suffering the
in each other’s pain and suffering the
in each other’s pain and suffering the shared sentiment was so thick you could
shared sentiment was so thick you could
shared sentiment was so thick you could almost cut through it with a knife
almost cut through it with a knife
almost cut through it with a knife that’s what we medical anthropologists
that’s what we medical anthropologists
that’s what we medical anthropologists have referred to as understanding and
have referred to as understanding and
have referred to as understanding and bonding in human suffering this
bonding in human suffering this
bonding in human suffering this unmistakable gut feeling of mutual
unmistakable gut feeling of mutual
unmistakable gut feeling of mutual recognition that provides comfort and
recognition that provides comfort and
recognition that provides comfort and relief not by running away from the pain
relief not by running away from the pain
relief not by running away from the pain but by social act of acknowledging it
but by social act of acknowledging it
but by social act of acknowledging it this is where our private malady is
this is where our private malady is
this is where our private malady is transformed into a collective concern
transformed into a collective concern
transformed into a collective concern that night the crowd wept together as
that night the crowd wept together as
that night the crowd wept together as one about the loss pain and suffering
one about the loss pain and suffering
one about the loss pain and suffering but these people also celebrated their
but these people also celebrated their
but these people also celebrated their humanity gorging in art enhanced mutual
humanity gorging in art enhanced mutual
humanity gorging in art enhanced mutual recognition that gave strength and
recognition that gave strength and
recognition that gave strength and restored sense of meaning I don’t know
restored sense of meaning I don’t know
restored sense of meaning I don’t know if you could notice but there is no
if you could notice but there is no
if you could notice but there is no stage barrier which is always at place
stage barrier which is always at place
stage barrier which is always at place in large rock shows there’s literally
in large rock shows there’s literally
in large rock shows there’s literally nothing separating Kay from the from the
nothing separating Kay from the from the
nothing separating Kay from the from the audience and interesting interesting
audience and interesting interesting
audience and interesting interesting thing is that he’s really trying to take
thing is that he’s really trying to take
thing is that he’s really trying to take make the most out of this boundlessness
make the most out of this boundlessness
make the most out of this boundlessness this limitlessness so so he leans onto
this limitlessness so so he leans onto
this limitlessness so so he leans onto the stretched out arms and hands and
the stretched out arms and hands and
the stretched out arms and hands and allows them to touch and hold him he
allows them to touch and hold him he
allows them to touch and hold him he disappears into the sea of crowds and
disappears into the sea of crowds and
disappears into the sea of crowds and just to come back a few seconds later or
just to come back a few seconds later or
just to come back a few seconds later or to appear at the other side of the venue
to appear at the other side of the venue
to appear at the other side of the venue but see what’s he doing there well it
but see what’s he doing there well it
but see what’s he doing there well it seemed to me that he was persistently
seemed to me that he was persistently
seemed to me that he was persistently tearing down anything that might hinder
tearing down anything that might hinder
tearing down anything that might hinder the mutual understanding and bonding
the mutual understanding and bonding
the mutual understanding and bonding this experience resembled a familiar
this experience resembled a familiar
this experience resembled a familiar feeling that had nearly decade ago when
feeling that had nearly decade ago when
feeling that had nearly decade ago when I did a field work as a medical
I did a field work as a medical
I did a field work as a medical anthropologist at a hospital with people
anthropologist at a hospital with people
anthropologist at a hospital with people suffering from life-threatening heart
suffering from life-threatening heart
suffering from life-threatening heart conditions and their life narrative kind
conditions and their life narrative kind
conditions and their life narrative kind of looked the same as mine I am I was
of looked the same as mine I am I was
of looked the same as mine I am I was torn by war day was torn by a condition
torn by war day was torn by a condition
torn by war day was torn by a condition a difficult heart condition there is a
a difficult heart condition there is a
a difficult heart condition there is a tragic moment happening a disruption in
tragic moment happening a disruption in
tragic moment happening a disruption in a life narrative that was quite similar
a life narrative that was quite similar
a life narrative that was quite similar when it it also is something that really
when it it also is something that really
when it it also is something that really surfaces in e caves
surfaces in e caves
surfaces in e caves art this this tragic loss is at the core
art this this tragic loss is at the core
art this this tragic loss is at the core of what we are viewing here I could
of what we are viewing here I could
of what we are viewing here I could identify with Nick caves loss and was
identify with Nick caves loss and was
identify with Nick caves loss and was thereby also able to engage in this
thereby also able to engage in this
thereby also able to engage in this collective understanding and bonding
collective understanding and bonding
collective understanding and bonding with the crowd at the show what we all
with the crowd at the show what we all
with the crowd at the show what we all shared was this crisis brought by
shared was this crisis brought by
shared was this crisis brought by disruption of a life narrative due to
disruption of a life narrative due to
disruption of a life narrative due to something bad we were all butterflies
something bad we were all butterflies
something bad we were all butterflies caught in a diving bell neither here nor
caught in a diving bell neither here nor
caught in a diving bell neither here nor there with one life forever gone and
there with one life forever gone and
there with one life forever gone and other one forever out of reach rewind
other one forever out of reach rewind
other one forever out of reach rewind back some 40,000 years and get to
back some 40,000 years and get to
back some 40,000 years and get to another kind of cave the earliest known
another kind of cave the earliest known
another kind of cave the earliest known examples of art being used to simply
examples of art being used to simply
examples of art being used to simply amplify the senses and awareness are the
amplify the senses and awareness are the
amplify the senses and awareness are the wall paintings of Ice Age cave dwellers
wall paintings of Ice Age cave dwellers
wall paintings of Ice Age cave dwellers since its prehistoric use art has
since its prehistoric use art has
since its prehistoric use art has remained both an expression but also a
remained both an expression but also a
remained both an expression but also a key nutrient of human culture every
key nutrient of human culture every
key nutrient of human culture every human society has used arts to express
human society has used arts to express
human society has used arts to express its ideas and to make sense of the world
its ideas and to make sense of the world
its ideas and to make sense of the world art educates us inspires us art
art educates us inspires us art
art educates us inspires us art beautifies us and it is also the thing
beautifies us and it is also the thing
beautifies us and it is also the thing that separates us from other earthly
that separates us from other earthly
that separates us from other earthly creatures during the Renaissance
creatures during the Renaissance
creatures during the Renaissance paintings were understood to have
paintings were understood to have
paintings were understood to have tense effects on health and emotional
tense effects on health and emotional
tense effects on health and emotional balance of viewers even their children
balance of viewers even their children
balance of viewers even their children and to make them behave properly in
and to make them behave properly in
and to make them behave properly in eighteen eight century BC and back to
eighteen eight century BC and back to
eighteen eight century BC and back to music we can read about healing
music we can read about healing
music we can read about healing incantations already in the Odyssey
incantations already in the Odyssey
incantations already in the Odyssey while on a hunting expedition in his
while on a hunting expedition in his
while on a hunting expedition in his youth Odysseus was gored by a wild boar
youth Odysseus was gored by a wild boar
youth Odysseus was gored by a wild boar which left the scar on his on his tie
which left the scar on his on his tie
which left the scar on his on his tie his companions healed his wound and
his companions healed his wound and
his companions healed his wound and stopped his bleeding with an incantation
stopped his bleeding with an incantation
stopped his bleeding with an incantation a chant a song all known culture
a chant a song all known culture
a chant a song all known culture cultures have used and enjoyed music
cultures have used and enjoyed music
cultures have used and enjoyed music music therapeutic characteristics were
music therapeutic characteristics were
music therapeutic characteristics were not always mentioned it was always there
not always mentioned it was always there
not always mentioned it was always there in 5th century Athens Pythagoras used to
in 5th century Athens Pythagoras used to
in 5th century Athens Pythagoras used to play and sing paeans
play and sing paeans
play and sing paeans which are joyous songs to his disciples
which are joyous songs to his disciples
which are joyous songs to his disciples to bring them in a serene mode Plato’s
to bring them in a serene mode Plato’s
to bring them in a serene mode Plato’s pupils an opport is used instrumental
pupils an opport is used instrumental
pupils an opport is used instrumental music to cure hysterics but however
music to cure hysterics but however
music to cure hysterics but however interesting these historic examples
interesting these historic examples
interesting these historic examples after often anecdotal and give no valid
after often anecdotal and give no valid
after often anecdotal and give no valid proof of the therapeutic feature of Arts
proof of the therapeutic feature of Arts
proof of the therapeutic feature of Arts so how about that evidence of Arts worth
so how about that evidence of Arts worth
so how about that evidence of Arts worth I’d like to mention a recent report that
I’d like to mention a recent report that
I’d like to mention a recent report that had caught my eye all-party
had caught my eye all-party
had caught my eye all-party parliamentary group on arts health and
parliamentary group on arts health and
parliamentary group on arts health and well-being in UK launched this report
well-being in UK launched this report
well-being in UK launched this report last year it provides an overview and
last year it provides an overview and
last year it provides an overview and includes descriptions of a wide range of
includes descriptions of a wide range of
includes descriptions of a wide range of artistic and creative activities in
artistic and creative activities in
artistic and creative activities in health care as well as in social care
health care as well as in social care
health care as well as in social care and puts together evidence for the
and puts together evidence for the
and puts together evidence for the contribution that arts can make to
contribution that arts can make to
contribution that arts can make to people’s lives our flipped for instance
people’s lives our flipped for instance
people’s lives our flipped for instance is an arts and prescription initiative
is an arts and prescription initiative
is an arts and prescription initiative where patients get to take part in
where patients get to take part in
where patients get to take part in activities led by professional artists
activities led by professional artists
activities led by professional artists in poetry comics painting and more at
in poetry comics painting and more at
in poetry comics painting and more at the six months of working with an artist
the six months of working with an artist
the six months of working with an artist people had 37% less demand for GP
people had 37% less demand for GP
people had 37% less demand for GP appointments and their need for hospital
appointments and their need for hospital
appointments and their need for hospital admissions dropped with 27% which gave a
admissions dropped with 27% which gave a
admissions dropped with 27% which gave a net saving of 216 pounds per patient for
net saving of 216 pounds per patient for
net saving of 216 pounds per patient for national health services
national health services
national health services some tell me your working days are lost
some tell me your working days are lost
some tell me your working days are lost to sick leave among health workers
to sick leave among health workers
to sick leave among health workers costing 2.4 billion pounds a year
costing 2.4 billion pounds a year
costing 2.4 billion pounds a year inclusion of arts information and
inclusion of arts information and
inclusion of arts information and professional development of health care
professional development of health care
professional development of health care workers improves their own well health
workers improves their own well health
workers improves their own well health and well-being and also through that
and well-being and also through that
and well-being and also through that health and well-being of their patients
health and well-being of their patients
health and well-being of their patients but your report also makes another
but your report also makes another
but your report also makes another important point and it’s the value of
important point and it’s the value of
important point and it’s the value of arts must not be reduced to being cheap
arts must not be reduced to being cheap
arts must not be reduced to being cheap this is very important so it states when
this is very important so it states when
this is very important so it states when considering the value of Arts in health
considering the value of Arts in health
considering the value of Arts in health and well-being it should be borne in
and well-being it should be borne in
and well-being it should be borne in mind the successful participatory act
mind the successful participatory act
mind the successful participatory act projects are of much greater value to
projects are of much greater value to
projects are of much greater value to the individuals that take part than the
the individuals that take part than the
the individuals that take part than the economic benefits they may represent for
economic benefits they may represent for
economic benefits they may represent for health or other agencies in other words
health or other agencies in other words
health or other agencies in other words the difference that arts participation
the difference that arts participation
the difference that arts participation makes to people’s lives often transcends
makes to people’s lives often transcends
makes to people’s lives often transcends economic value so instead of talking
economic value so instead of talking
economic value so instead of talking about the value of arts we should be
about the value of arts we should be
about the value of arts we should be talking about the impact of for words
talking about the impact of for words
talking about the impact of for words which we are doing to today engaging
which we are doing to today engaging
which we are doing to today engaging with arts enable us to get in touch with
with arts enable us to get in touch with
with arts enable us to get in touch with our existential cells enhance our own
our existential cells enhance our own
our existential cells enhance our own subjectivity ensure sense of dignity and
subjectivity ensure sense of dignity and
subjectivity ensure sense of dignity and self-worth
self-worth
self-worth we are advance of modern neuro imaging
we are advance of modern neuro imaging
we are advance of modern neuro imaging techniques during the past decades we
techniques during the past decades we
techniques during the past decades we are now beginning to better understand
are now beginning to better understand
are now beginning to better understand what goes on in the brain when we listen
what goes on in the brain when we listen
what goes on in the brain when we listen and play music and how the structure and
and play music and how the structure and
and play music and how the structure and function of the brain can change as a
function of the brain can change as a
function of the brain can change as a result of musical training we didn’t
result of musical training we didn’t
result of musical training we didn’t know this before now we know for sure in
know this before now we know for sure in
know this before now we know for sure in a recent study at Alba University in
a recent study at Alba University in
a recent study at Alba University in Denmark more than 14,000 people
Denmark more than 14,000 people
Denmark more than 14,000 people participated and got to answer questions
participated and got to answer questions
participated and got to answer questions about the health and their music habits
about the health and their music habits
about the health and their music habits the researchers saw a clear pattern
the researchers saw a clear pattern
the researchers saw a clear pattern between good health and attendance at
between good health and attendance at
between good health and attendance at live music shows now I met many skeptics
live music shows now I met many skeptics
live music shows now I met many skeptics saying the impact of arts and culture on
saying the impact of arts and culture on
saying the impact of arts and culture on our health and well-being
our health and well-being
our health and well-being is an unexplored field hard to measure
is an unexplored field hard to measure
is an unexplored field hard to measure and that there’s just not enough
and that there’s just not enough
and that there’s just not enough evidence to support this theory the fact
evidence to support this theory the fact
evidence to support this theory the fact is that there is an abundance of
is that there is an abundance of
is that there is an abundance of scientific evidence and it’s growing as
scientific evidence and it’s growing as
scientific evidence and it’s growing as with
with
with continuously for those generally
continuously for those generally
continuously for those generally interested in impact of arts and culture
interested in impact of arts and culture
interested in impact of arts and culture on our health it’s easily found the
on our health it’s easily found the
on our health it’s easily found the skeptics skeptics are skeptics because
skeptics skeptics are skeptics because
skeptics skeptics are skeptics because they’ve been trained to look at things
they’ve been trained to look at things
they’ve been trained to look at things differently and not measurable kind of
differently and not measurable kind of
differently and not measurable kind of knowledge is also considered a threat to
knowledge is also considered a threat to
knowledge is also considered a threat to a good knowledge but we now know that
a good knowledge but we now know that
a good knowledge but we now know that medical humanities have a lot to bring
medical humanities have a lot to bring
medical humanities have a lot to bring to table where it concerns relevance of
to table where it concerns relevance of
to table where it concerns relevance of arts and culture to health issues all
arts and culture to health issues all
arts and culture to health issues all art forms be it literature performing or
art forms be it literature performing or
art forms be it literature performing or visual arts have this innate ability to
visual arts have this innate ability to
visual arts have this innate ability to communicate that is to speak off and to
communicate that is to speak off and to
communicate that is to speak off and to speak to those existential elements of
speak to those existential elements of
speak to those existential elements of being human it is in and through arts
being human it is in and through arts
being human it is in and through arts that we can give form and substance to
that we can give form and substance to
that we can give form and substance to our emotional lives and complex thoughts
our emotional lives and complex thoughts
our emotional lives and complex thoughts in ways compared to which any other
in ways compared to which any other
in ways compared to which any other documentation or account comes across as
documentation or account comes across as
documentation or account comes across as rather feeble when we come together
rather feeble when we come together
rather feeble when we come together across sectors across scientific
across sectors across scientific
across sectors across scientific disciplines across professions this is
disciplines across professions this is
disciplines across professions this is also when we will be breaking new ground
also when we will be breaking new ground
also when we will be breaking new ground for the ways in which we recognize and
for the ways in which we recognize and
for the ways in which we recognize and treat people not only as physical and
treat people not only as physical and
treat people not only as physical and biological bodies but also as thinking
biological bodies but also as thinking
biological bodies but also as thinking and feeling subjects and we are already
and feeling subjects and we are already
and feeling subjects and we are already halfway there right on the verge of the
halfway there right on the verge of the
halfway there right on the verge of the new paradigm thank you
you
you [Music]
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