Wild horses: Sculptor's moving tribute to brother's epilepsy and autism

    By Matthew Knight, CNN

    Updated 1240 GMT (2040 HKT) July 23, 2015

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    Tess Dumon's life-size horse sculptures were suspended from the ceiling in the atrium at London's Central St. Martins art school.
    Photos: Turning childhood trauma into art
    Tess Dumon's life-size horse sculptures were suspended from the ceiling in the atrium at London's Central St. Martins art school.
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    The French postgraduate art student's sculpture is titled "Stabat Mater (Lorasifar, Depakin, Tegretol & Circadin)." It was inspired by her older brother's life-long struggle with epilepsy and autism. Each horse is named after the four medicines (listed in brackets in the title) prescribed to control his epilepsy.
    Photos: Turning childhood trauma into art
    The French postgraduate art student's sculpture is titled "Stabat Mater (Lorasifar, Depakin, Tegretol & Circadin)." It was inspired by her older brother's life-long struggle with epilepsy and autism. Each horse is named after the four medicines (listed in brackets in the title) prescribed to control his epilepsy.
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    The equine-themed work also relates back to her brother Louis' experience with horse therapy, which can help mentally and physically disabled people improve their strength, balance and motor coordination.
    Photos: Turning childhood trauma into art
    The equine-themed work also relates back to her brother Louis' experience with horse therapy, which can help mentally and physically disabled people improve their strength, balance and motor coordination.
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    "He started doing the horse therapy when he was 15 and he's still doing it," Dumon explains. "It is the central theme in my work."