Abstract
In 2008, an MRI scan was performed on my lower back after I observed severe pain in my back and left leg. In this article, by means of autoethnography, I explore the multiple meanings of the scan using both narrative and poetry. By taking the MRI scan out of the biomedical context of its production, a space opens up for the aesthetic. In the medical discourse the MRI is purely instrumental—a means of visualization that can help in the establishment of a diagnosis. In my lived experience it becomes poetry—a form of visual poetry that offers a glimpse at my inner self. This aesthetic value seems to be lost in the eyes of a physician. This piece of autoethnography strives to be a recuperation of that value.
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