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| “Bay/Sky, Providence,” 1977 © Joel Meyerowitz Courtesy Edwynn Houk gallery. |
The classic theme of man versus nature evoked by this photograph might also be seen as a metaphor for
the patient “versus” an increasingly complex and often incomprehensible system of healthcare. In the
cover story, Rahimi and colleagues describe how a redesigned healthcare delivery system can engage
patients and their families in creation of a healing environment that results in increased patient satisfaction
and decreased cost of hospitalization. This image by Joel Meyerowitz was published in his first
book, Cape Light. A chromogenic color print of the image, printed in 1981, resides in the collection of the
Art Institute of Chicago, where the image is described as “a traditional subject [in which] Meyerowitz
nonetheless succeeded in extending the possibilities of the photographic medium by allowing color to
heighten the emotional and spiritual content of his images.” In September 2006 Meyerowitz, who was
granted continuous access to the World Trade Center site after Sept. 11, 2001, published Aftermath, a book
of photographs that chronicle the experience of transformation at Ground Zero.
