Friday 14 March 2008

Jagged visions


Paintings depicting the visual disturbances experienced by some migraine sufferers.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I never thought it could be depicted so accurately. This is *exactly* what happens to me, with the exception that in the semi circle, the lights flicker and move like a kaleidoscope.

KEITH TOLSTOY said...

Thanks, Anonymous - it's good to know they're getting it right.

Anonymous said...

what's better yet... is this:

http://www.knownjohnson.com/?p=73

it's got a flash movie made by the sufferer and it's so close to real i thought for a moment, OH NOT it's happening again.

this is good stuff...

KEITH TOLSTOY said...

Yes, that's extraordinarily convincing.

My own visual symptoms have never been so spectacular - just mist and stars - but it matches what I've heard other people describe.