HEAD OF A GRANDMOTHER
I’ve been working recently on a series of small sculptural heads as part of the series exploring ageing. (18cm x 22cm x 15cm)
ALL THAT FOLLOWS
Grandparents’ stewardship of future generations and mutual appreciation from both generations was a feature of conversations with participants in the Age In The Frame project. There was much discussion of intergenerational mixing, which was generally seen as something desirable by all ages. Here are some quotes which were influential when I was making the above […]
CORK,MATCHSTICK,PAPER: INSTRUCTIONS TO A SMALL BOY
These images are based not only on the views of participants in the Age In The Frame project, but the experience of meeting with them face-to-face, and hearing and recording their often poignant reflections. Old age is about remembering and often re-assessing the past. The participants were frank about their personal experiences and attitudes regarding […]
RISE AND SHINE
“You just wear out at the end of the day; you can’t just keep going.” (participant: 69 yrs) “It’s the process of things wearing out and hurting which is my problem.” (participant: 71 yrs) “We’re both fit, but often wake up in the morning feeling stiff in our joints and muscles. We sometimes laugh about […]
THE LIABILITIES OF MEMORY I & II
The Liabilities of Memory I & II, 2020 (paper, card, spraypaint) 34.7cm x 55 cm
PERENNIALS
Children, grandchildren and grandparenting were a recurrent theme in discussions with older participants on ageing. Their views were intriguing and complex, heightening awareness of the continuous cycle of life, of which we are an inevitable part. See some participant quotes below.
LANDSCAPES OF THE UNBIDDEN
The pandemic spotlight has been turned on older people. The image below is a response to the extreme vulnerability felt by many, but particularly by older people, at this time of Covid.
OTHER PEOPLE
Old people are often perceived as alien or different, somehow unreachable – they are ‘other people’. Despite an expressed wish from many – old and young – for more intergenerational mixing, it seems as if the generational gap persists. I was trying to capture some of this in the image. This image evolved from many […]