[Appropriation of thought, space and subjectivity for hospital care].

Some hospitals look like palaces, others like factories, and still others look like nothing at all, according to patient statements. Far from being incidental, these remarks reveal the ease or violence with which some patients experience hospital space. This article explores the link between the appropriation of space, the projection of a self-image deemed good and the maintenance of subjectivity for hospitalized people, essential to care.