Over two million Dutch people experience chronic pain every day. Because it concerns such a large group of people, you can rightly speak of a social problem. Can we as designers contribute to the improvement of care for these people? We think it is possible.

Framing Pain (literally: framing, but also coping with pain) is an experimental project at the intersection of health care and personal expression in which patients are encouraged to visualize their own pain and to use it in contact with their environment and their therapist. Based on the personal experiences of Miriam de Lange and subsequent research, we aim to develop a visual aid from a creative bottom-up approach.