In Sickness and in Health: An Introduction to the Intimate Relationship between Disease and Creation

A brief introduction to FORUM's 31st issue, "Art, Disease, and Expression". In essence, Arts and Sciences can be described as our attempts to understand and describe the world around us. The relationship between our health and how it affects the way we move through society has never felt more apropos, particularly as COVID-19 continues to dominate public discourse across the world - its ongoing effects, and our attempts to mitigatethem, affecting every facet of our lives. In light of this, the 31st issue of FORUM aims to explore what has been identified as ‘sickness’ in literature and art through the years: how the body and mind – in sickness and in health – have been treated by writers, artists, and cultural commentators.