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Touch
By Kelly Li
M2, Harvard Medical School
This piece is a reflection on what it has meant
to me to start this journey of medical training
during a pandemic, and learn the physician’s
privilege to socially + physically connect with
people when the rest of the world cannot. It sits
in contrast to another painting I made midway
through 2020, in the midst of social distancing,
of two gloved hands reaching towards
each other but distinctly separated. I’m hoping
to revamp/polish the previous piece to create a
set, and potentially add additional pieces that
mirror my personal growth through new stages
of training in the (many) years to come.
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