April 28 2016. Thesis Show for the MFA Design for Social Innovation at the School of Visual Arts NYC.
It Makes Sense is an experiential methodology designed by Rodrigo Muñoz and Rinat Sherzer to help anyone with anxiety. The sense of touch is used as the key to connect with joyful yet forgotten memories and create a better relationship with anxiety. These memories are brought back to participants as art pieces illustrated by talented artists from around the world.
"It Makes Sense, reinforced how important it is to be fully active in the world, using all our senses, and with faith, good things will come. Thank you both for your beautiful contributions to the world, especially to those who need the support, love, and unique gifts the most!" Abbi Klein, LCSW, RYT 200
"As a provider of wellness services and one who believes in the power of non-traditional forms of therapy. I truly believe what Rodrigo and Rinat did, was healing to the mind, body and soul." Dorian G. Dammond, MSEd, RYT-200
What's Anxiety?
“ Anxiety is the apprehension cued off by a threat to some value that the individual holds essential to his security and core sense of personality...The threat may be to physical life (the threat of death), or to a psychological existence (the loss of freedom, meaninglessness). Or the threat may be to some other value one identifies with one’s existence (patriotism, the love of another person, “success”, etc.).”
Rollo May
It Makes Sense
Anxiety happens internally in our head. It is not tangible and cannot be perceived with our five senses. Trying to define it, the brain uses its known tools with not much luck. This raises our cortisol level and more anxiety is generated. Since it is a very ambitious and success oriented organ, it doesn’t give up trying to identify and understand these feelings, this results in a loop of worries and fears, hence more anxiety.
We realized that in order to do help the brain do its job; we need to use the tools it knows and is used to working with. We decided to create an intervention using the tools we have to perceive the outside world, in order to deal with our internal one - the 5 senses. Introducing a sensorial approach to dealing with anxiety.