Found Objects in Art Therapy

This book shows how art therapists can use found objects in their work with clients.

Found objects can be a highly affordable, imaginative and creative way of working, and are particularly effective when working with marginalised populations and clients who have experienced trauma. This edited collection contains chapters from a wide variety of contributors from around the world and covers a vast array of topics, including the use of found objects in clinical settings, community and art practice, pedagogy and self-care.

This is the ideal resource for any art therapist wishing to explore the use of this non-traditional medium to enrich their practice.

Daniel Wong MA AThR, MA ArtAdm, BFA is an art therapist and researcher on the intersection between the arts, health, and wellbeing. A trained artist, he works primarily with discarded household material as he finds the unpredictability of these found materials inventive. He teaches on the MA Art Therapy Programme at LASALLE College of the Arts in Singapore.

Ronald P.M.H. Lay MA, AThR, ATR-BC is the Programme Leader of the MA Art Therapy programme at LASALLE College of the Arts in Singapore. Ronald has an extensive practice-based career in forensic mental health, and has varied research interests that has led to national, regional and international consultation, development, training, collaborative arts projects, and leadership.