Medicine And Art In One: Research On The Healing Mechanism Of The Folk Art Of The Sani People Of The Yi Nationalit

The research of art healing is characterized by the cross-study of medicine and art,and its intervention methods are mainly contemporary arts such as art,music and dance.The comparative study of before and after art intervention and whether there is art intervention is adopted,showing the characteristics of more research on urban residents and contemporary art,but less research on the healing of rural residents and folk art.Folk art,especially in ethnic minority areas,has the characteristics of "integration of medicine and art".Reviewing folk art from the perspective of artistic healing can expand the research field of artistic healing and explore the healing mechanism of folk art in rural space.On the other hand,folk art and rural residents have the characteristics of "integration of art and people",which can bridge the separation of healing objects and art in urban space art healing practice and provide villagers with participation in folk art.Based on the exhibition space and performance characteristics of Sani people’s folk art in Shilin Yi Autonomous County,this paper adopts the methods of field research,literature research and case study,taking folk rituals,small three-stringed dances and peasant paintings as the research objects,records and sorts out their basic status quo,participants and practice process,analyzes the ways in which different art types promote Sani people’s spiritual healing,and summarizes the practice mechanism of three cases.The research shows that,firstly,the ritual art is the expression of Sani people’s active life.The core of ritual art healing is Sani people’s strong recognition of ethnic consciousness,the need to return to socialization and the folk cultural heritage that provides spiritual comfort.Secondly,the small three-string dance has a positive effect on the physical and mental health of Sani elderly people,and the overall atmosphere in dance practice is highly cohesive.It can give positive emotional feedback to Sani elderly people and broaden the social network of elderly people.Thirdly,with the help of the creation and dissemination of peasant paintings,peasant painters can not only realize their professional ideals in the social structure,but also realize self-healing.Generally speaking,the folk art of Sani people of Yi ethnic group in Shilin County is dominated by group performances,with few independent performances,and most of the performers are non-professional performers born by farmers.The group characteristics make the healing of folk art must be carried out in the practice scene of group art,and individual identity and self-realization depend on the living field of folk art inheritance,which also enables Sani people to establish close social relations in the participation of folk art,and frequent artistic activities can continuously increase Sani people’s ethnic consciousness.Returning to the theoretical topic of art healing,the case of folk art healing of Sani people of Shilin Yi ethnic group provides two-dimensional innovation for the study of art healing.Firstly,based on the separation between the art healing object and the intervention art form in the urban space art healing,this paper discusses the new functions of folk art and rural residents’ healing with the object characteristics of Sani people’s "integration of medicine and art" and "integration of art and people".Secondly,the discussion of folk art healing can make up for the current situation that urban residents are the main subjects of art healing,broaden the scope of art healing objects and increase the possibility of folk participation in art healing practice.