Is your gout out of control? Join us for a virtual event featuring a gout specialist and someone impacted by out-of-control gout.
DA-UNBR-US-01568 03/23
Is your gout out of control? Join us for a virtual event featuring a gout specialist and someone impacted by out-of-control gout.
DA-UNBR-US-01568 03/23
Caused by too much uric acid in the blood, gout can damage joints and bones and impact vital organs.
To reveal the unseen impact of gout, we used uric acid to create a series of
portraits.
Featuring the work of three artists, this portrait series features three real people living with uncontrolled gout expressing how they feel about the devastation the disease can create. Meet Sam, Chris, and Sharon. Click on each name to see their portraits and reveal their stories.
SAM
CHRIS
SHARON
Sam still remembers the intense physical pain he felt for more than a decade and the feeling of complete hopelessness before finally being diagnosed with out-of-control gout.
“You’re in despair because you don’t know how long it’s gonna last . . . a few hours or a few days.”
Portrait by Ian Crawley
When Chris was diagnosed with out-of-control gout in 2020, he had been suffering for years searching for a specialist who could help him. His previous doctors didn’t believe someone under 30 years old could be living with gout.
“I was ashamed of my health because at my age you’re supposed to be strong, out in the world and doing things . . . and I’m in my bed unable to move.”
Portrait by Evan Rosato
Sharon was completely overwhelmed by out-of-control gout. Her disease challenged everything: her job, her health, even her inner spark.
“I was scared, I was angry.
I didn’t
know myself anymore.”
Portrait by Milenko Stevanović
There is much more to out-of-control gout than meets the eye, and many people don’t understand what it’s like to live with this serious, chronic disease.
Hear from people who do.
Ian was excited to help expose the effects of uric acid and the truth of living with out-of-control gout through the Portraits of Gout Revealed project.
Born in London in 1961, he attended Goldsmiths College and received his BA with honors at the London College of Printing and Master of Arts at Birmingham University Aston.
Ian’s work is inspired by his interest in the use of materials to explore the interaction between people and nature and between the natural and the artificial (man-made).
Evan was thrilled by the opportunity the Portraits of Gout Revealed project offered to provide a platform for an underrepresented community like those living with gout.
After receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts in drawing and printmaking from the University of Central Florida in 2018, Evan worked as a printer at UCF’s Flying Horse Editions, a collaborative printmaking research space for visual artists. He received his Master of Fine Arts in printmaking from Temple University on a fellowship.
Evan works across a diverse range of processes, including glass, printmaking, drawing, sculpture, and painting. He currently lives and works in Evergreen, Colorado.
For Milenko, the Portraits of Gout Revealed project provided a unique opportunity to engage with the experience of living with out-of-control gout.
Born in Belgrade, Serbia in 1983, Milenko graduated with a BA from the University of Arts in Belgrade’s Faculty of Applied Arts, Department of Applied Graphics. He completed his master’s studies at the Tokyo University of The Arts in the Department of Oil Painting.
Watch how the Portraits of Gout Revealed were created.
