See ME Expo

Exhibiting ART, WORDS, SONGS and FILMS of M.E. by patients and carers from around the world. Expressing the pain, hardship and grief that Myalgic Encephalomyelitis brings to the lives of millions. See our pictures, read our stories, listen to our songs and watch our films. Please explore by clicking each image to learn more about this devastating disease. We have linked images directly to the creators or stories where possible.
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Symptom Jungle series - Pick
Art by Judith Schossböck. Pick - Markers and fineliner on paper 2021. Symptoms, as signs and signals of illness, belong to the “nightside of life” (Susan Sontag). Click on the image to read more and to view more artworks in this series. #myaglicencephalomyelitis #MECFS
Symptom Jungle series - Brain fog
Art by Judith Schossböck. Brain fog - Fineliner and brush pens on paper 2021. Symptoms, as signs and signals of illness, belong to the “nightside of life” (Susan Sontag). Click on the image to read more and to view more artworks in this series. #myaglicencephalomyelitis #MECFS
Symptom Jungle series - Stuck
Art by Judith Schossböck. Stuck - Markers and fineliner on paper 2021. Symptoms, as signs and signals of illness, belong to the “nightside of life” (Susan Sontag). Click on the image to read more and to view more artworks in this series. #myaglicencephalomyelitis #MECFS
Pain Portraits Series
Art by Matthias Mollner. Acrylic on paper on milled and cut chipboard 2022. “There is a point as one moves down the #MEcfs severity spectrum where you become to fragile to give expression to the torment that is going on inside you. The illness dictates this. And so you can appear peaceful even as you feel like you´re dying.” quote by Thane Black. Click on the image to view more artworks in this series. #myaglicencephalomyelitis #MECFS
Pain Portraits Series
Art by Matthias Mollner. Acrylic on paper on milled and cut chipboard 2022. “There is a point as one moves down the #MEcfs severity spectrum where you become to fragile to give expression to the torment that is going on inside you. The illness dictates this. And so you can appear peaceful even as you feel like you´re dying.” quote by Thane Black. Click on the image to view more artworks in this series. #myaglicencephalomyelitis #MECFS
Heart on a sleeve
Art by Judith Schossböck. Gouache on paper 2022. “I’ve always found it very easy to express my feelings if I thought of animals, or of myself as an animal. The impact on my body and soul is hence related to all sorts of creatures, but not always realistic proportions or imaginaries of the human body” Click on the image to read more and to view more artworks in this series. #myaglicencephalomyelitis #MECFS
Gloworganic
Art by Judith Schossböck. Acrylic gouache on canvas 2022. “I’ve always found it very easy to express my feelings if I thought of animals, or of myself as an animal. The impact on my body and soul is hence related to all sorts of creatures, but not always realistic proportions or imaginaries of the human body” Click on the image to read more and to view more artworks in this series. #myaglicencephalomyelitis #MECFS
A Dark Ride
Bog characters by Judith Schossböck. A dark ride. Finelighter and marker on paper 2021. ““Profound illness such as ME/CFS or a spinal CSF leak define and change every core of your existence, every cell of your body, and they interfer with your brain in a way that is hardly imaginable for the average person.” Click on the image to read more and to view more artworks in this series. #myaglicencephalomyelitis #MECFS
Longing for sunset
Bog characters by Judith Schossböck. Self-portrait without puncture. Acrylic paint on cardboard 2022. ““Profound illness such as ME/CFS or a spinal CSF leak define and change every core of your existence, every cell of your body, and they interfer with your brain in a way that is hardly imaginable for the average person.” Click on the image to read more and to view more artworks in this series. #myaglicencephalomyelitis #MECFS
Long Life Power Series
Art by Matthias Mollner “Energy is what gives humans and all animals life You could define ME/CFS by calling it absence of life. The more severe you have ME/CFS the less alive you are. Severe ME/CFS patients are literally on deaths door, clinging to a tiny corner of their body and mind that is still alive.” Quote by Whitney Dafoe. Click on the image to read more and to view more artworks from this series. #myaglicencephalomyelitis #MECFS
A song for ME: Blowin' in the Wind
Song for ME: Blowin' in the Wind dedicated to ME/CFS sufferer Anne Örtegren #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs
Nobody's Empire
Belle & Sebastian - Scottish indie band. Lead singer, Stuart Murdoch struggled with ME/CFS during his life and was inspired to create this album after having a severe relapse. An emotionally heavy and insightful song, about having ME/CFS issues since his childhood. As he became worse, the world continued on around him while he lay in bed, sick, alone and forgotten. #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MECFS