< p>Denk Zorg is a series of polyphonic performances that brings together sharp thinkers on stage.
Healthcare providers, scientists, opinion makers and artists analyze the medical-ethical dilemmas in a human life and confront us with the big questions of our time. In words, music and images.
Medicine, science and society in times of pandemic
Covid-19 crept into our lives like a strange virus and made being ill, care and prevention to 'the new normal'. Hospitals and healthcare institutions came under strong pressure and society, the economy and politics were also disrupted. Since then, science and medicine have determined our actions more than ever. During the third edition of Denk Zorg, we reflect on scientific thinking and medical action during the corona crisis. We contrast doubt and searching with the need for predictability and a conclusive remedy. We explore the boundaries of science and quarantine everyday life for an evening.
More about the guests
Steven Callens is head of the General Internal Diseases and Infectious Diseases department (UZ Gent and UGent). He uses the experience he gained as a consultant for the WHO during the Ebola epidemic in scientific research into Covid-19.
With his expertise in the field of analysis, contagiousness and treatment of the disease, he is making his mark on the social debate.
Marjan Doom performed as veterinarian at Ghent University researching the anatomy of the circulatory system. As director of the Ghent University Museum, she seeks out the interfaces between science, art and society.
In the essay The Museum of Doubt, she makes an impassioned plea for a better dialogue between science and art, but also for a revaluation of doubt.
Eva Van Braeckel (UZ Gent and UGent) is a pulmonologist and has a special interest in infectious diseases. She heads the Covid-19 department at Ghent University Hospital. On the last page of her PhD (2014) she wrote: 'The art consists of understanding and accepting that some things cannot be understood or accepted.'
Paul Verhaeghe< /strong> is a clinical psychologist by training, a psychoanalyst by training. He works as a full professor at Ghent University. Since 2000, his interest has been mainly in the influence of social changes on psychological and psychiatric difficulties.
In the essay 'Keep your distance, touch me', Verhaeghe places the cause and consequences of the pandemic in a broader context .
Violinist Shalan Alhamwy from Syria and Belgian accordionist Jonas Malfliet together form Damask Duo. The damask fabric comes from Damascus and has become very popular in Europe throughout history. This cultural exchange is also reflected in the duo. Shalan received classical violin training, but also masters Arabic traditional music. Jonas feels at home in many styles through traveling and international music internships. In 2018 they recorded their first album Safar, on which they make a musical journey from Syria to Belgium. They will soon release their new CD: Birds of Passage.
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