SANATORIUM is a transient clinic which provides short, unexpected therapies. The only way to experience this project is to sign up as a patient.
SANATORIUM starts with an interview where you are diagnosed and then appointed to experience at least 3 of 16 available therapies.
SANATORIUM therapies are variations or mash ups of existing schools such as Gestalt psychology, theater warm-up exercises, fluxus events, conflict resolution techniques, trust-building games, corporate coaching, psychodrama, and hypnosis.
SANATORIUM is a delivery system of placebos. In the same way as a Brechtian play, to be aware of the set up doesn't prevents it from doing the trick. For a skeptical mindset magic has to be deprived of its aura.
SANATORIUM offers a secular space for psychological processes that can be found in religion or shamanism. When you sign in you sign a release form warning you that this is not real therapy nor real therapist. You decide to believe. Suspension of belief has to maintain, eventually you decide to believe, to tell yourself a story.
SANATORIUM works with each individual's own narratives.
SANATORIUM is a democratization of therapy, a 'psychological first aid'. The sessions are conducted by non-professionals. It taps into the excess capacity that we have to help others.
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SANATORIUM
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takes
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COGNITIVE SCIENCE
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BIOLOGICAL EXPLANATION
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A THEATER OF PROOF
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SANATORIUM
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takes
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SHAMANISM
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out of
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ETHNOGRAPHIC SPECIFICITY
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and into
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INSTRUCTION BASED ACTIVITIES
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SANATORIUM
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takes
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CURATORIAL PRACTICE
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out of
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THE SYSTEM OF ART OBJECTS
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and into
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NARRATIVES OF THE SELF
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SANATORIUM
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takes
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ANGER MANAGMENT
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out of
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12-STEP PROGRAMS
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and into
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SOCIAL CATHARSIS
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SANATORIUM
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takes
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WORSHIP
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out of
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RELIGION
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and into
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SECULAR MEANINGFULNESS
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SANATORIUM
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takes
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SORCERY
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out of
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THE GLOOM
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RATIONAL INTENTIONALITY
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SANATORIUM
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takes
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PROXEMICS
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out of
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ANTROPOLOGY
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WARM-UP ROUTINES
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SANATORIUM
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takes
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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
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out of
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DIAGNOSTICS
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TACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION
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SANATORIUM
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takes
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ONTOLOGY
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out of
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PHILOSOPHY
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THE OCCAM'S RAZOR OF ALGEBRA
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SANATORIUM
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takes
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CONFESSION
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out of
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THE ECONOMY OF GUILT
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INNOCUOUS HEARSAY
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SANATORIUM
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takes
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SINESTHESIA
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out of
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POETICS
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EXPERIMENTAL METHOD
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SANATORIUM
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takes
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ORACLES
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out of
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ESOTERISM
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and into
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GAME THEORY
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SANATORIUM
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takes
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BODY LANGUAGE
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out of
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LOCAL CULTURAL SYNTAX
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and into
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AN UNIVERSALTHESAURUS
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SANATORIUM
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takes
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VISUAL ORDINANCE
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out of
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ICONOGRAPHY
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and into
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SELF-MADE MANDALAS
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SANATORIUM
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takes
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LITERARY FORM
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out of
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CULTURAL VALUE
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and into
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A PERSONAL RHETORIC
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SANATORIUM
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takes
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MEDITATION
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out of
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SPIRITUALITY
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and into
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AESTHETIC PURSUIT
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SANATORIUM
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takes
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RELATIONSHIP COUNSELING
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out of
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SELFHELP
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and into
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PRACTICAL JOKES
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SANATORIUM
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AIMS TO BE A TOOL
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IN THE ADVANCEMENT
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OF SOCIATRY*
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*The technique of Healing Social Systems
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