First Night Design | Me, Paul Klee, and Scleroderma

Mira Prabhu:

Me, Paul Klee, and Scleroderma…fascinating post about transmuting illness into creative genius…thank you Sarah Vernon!

Originally posted on First Night Design:

Hairdryer in Marc’s Garden by Paul Klee (1915) © First Night Vintage

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It’s a very strange feeling when you discover that an artist you admire had the same disabling illness as you have, especially when it’s relatively rare, not to mention impossible to describe succinctly. Paul Klee — though it wasn’t diagnosed until ten years after his death in 1940 — had Scleroderma, an autoimmune condition that can be utterly debilitating. I have wanted to write about Scleroderma and its affect on my life and work for some time but I never thought I would be doing so with reference to Paul Klee!

Paul Klee in 1911, photographed by Alexander Eliasberg

In essence, Scleroderma in all its forms is a chronic circulatory and connective tissue disorder in which the body’s defences attack its own organs and tissues. The Raynaud’s & Scleroderma Association website

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