00:00:00 Introduction: Can creativity transform the future of healthcare?

00:01:35 From "nice-to-have" to vital: Defining creative health today

00:06:12 Making the invisible visible: Immersive tech and body image

00:11:45 Reclaiming the narrative: Finding the beauty in illness

00:17:30 Positive distraction: VR as a tool for empathy and healing

00:22:15 The systemic challenge: Funding, social prescribing, and sustainability

00:27:50 Addressing compassion fatigue: Supporting our healthcare staff

00:32:10 The second journey: Navigating the transition back to community

00:37:45 Speculative visions: The hospital of the future as a community hub

00:43:20 The power of play: Why healthcare needs more curiosity


The role of art and creativity in wellbeing is no longer a fringe idea. We explore how creative health helps patients process their experiences, reclaim their personal narratives, and reimagines the future of care.

In this episode of the RCA Podcast, RCA President and Vice-Chancellor Christoph Lindner is joined by two practitioners who have dedicated their practice to the impact of creative expression on wellbeing:

  • Camille Baker, Professor of Interactive and Immersive Art in the School of Communication, whose immersive VR projects like Mammary Mountain and Into/Her explore the hidden, internal experiences of disease, trauma, and body image.
  • Lottie Barnes, Creative Health Professional, former Churchill Fellow, and the artist behind Finding the Beauty in Illness, a photography project documenting her personal journey through cancer treatment.

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