Bruno Perillo: Secretly Hoping for Plan C
Discussion Questions
What do you see?
How is ambiguity or uncertainty utilized in this piece?
What role do the humanities have in helping us confront medical uncertainty?
Reflections from #MedHumChat
“I see a person who seems to be waiting. The confined foreground - a piece of room that seems small and with little content - is contrasted by the painting in the background, almost like a window, that shows the vastness of the ocean in twilight.” —@OdyO11
“Questioning. PlanA/planB is a typical binary. Hoping for plan C moves this to non-binary. Maybe part of the “secretly”.” —@ChrisLaRocca4
“We don’t know what’s on the card, but, like the figure in the painting, we have to sit with that ambiguity. The stillness in this image makes me think that the artist wants us to sit and share the feeling of “not knowing” w the central figure.” —@KamnaBalharaMD
About this #MedHumChat
Secretly Hoping for Plan C was paired with “Reference Range,” a poem by Veneta Masson for a #MedHumChat discussion March 3, 2021 on Medical Uncertainty.
The pieces for this chat, as well as the discussion questions, were curated by Jennifer Caputo-Seidler (@jennifermcaputo).
About the Artist
Bruno Perillo graduated from The School of The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and draws inspiration from the Midwestern surroundings of his youth.