To the Roots: Me, My Brother, Heroin and Iboga
Journal of Extreme Anthropology October 6, 2020 DOI: 10.5617/jea.7047 (opens in new tab) via DOAJ
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractIn July 2018, the artist and her brother traveled to Portugal for his heroin addiction treatment with ibogaine. This visual essay presents drawings and photographs from Mezamer's artwork 'The Mother of Opium,' documenting the journey and the treatment process.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Visual essay Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Ibogaine treatment |
| Key finding | Presents a personal account of one individual's ibogaine treatment for heroin addiction. |
Abstract
In July 2018 we met at the airport, my brother and I. We were bound for Portugal, where my brother was about to undergo treatment for his heroin addiction. A visual essay following an Ibogaine treatment. By artist and curator, Sagit Mezamer The imagery in this essay is taken from drawings and photographs from Mezamer's new artwork - The Mother of Opium.