Groundbreaking Photography Exhibition Challenges The Traditional Perception That People Amongst Alzheimer's Are 'Empty Shells'
“Through powerful images as well as empowering messages, Love, Loss, as well as Laughter: Seeing Alzheimer's Differently offers a glimpse of Alzheimer's affliction through an of import novel lens. This groundbreaking mass provides honor, honour as well as dignity to people living amongst dementia as well as delivers comfort, back upwardly as well as agreement to their caregivers."
—Maria Shriver
By Bob DeMarco
Baca Juga
Next upwardly London March 5-16 at the North Cloisters Gallery. This coincides amongst the 27th International Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI). Then on to Switzerland inwards April. See the details below.
If all goes good some of you lot volition go able to grab me along amongst the exhibit, as well as speaking at a Symposium inwards New York metropolis slowly inwards April. Details on this later.
Here is the best part. For those of us that can't larn inwards to 1 of the exhibits, Cathy has written a book, Love, Loss, as well as Laughter: Seeing Alzheimer's Differently. Follow the link to cheque it out, or click on the mass cover.
| Subscribe to the |
GROUNDBREAKING PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION CHALLENGES THE TRADITIONAL PERCEPTION THAT PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER’S ARE ‘EMPTY SHELLS’
Fascinating portrayal of the lineament of attention inwards six countries helps to shift the focus of Alzheimer’s from despair to hope
London, UK, fifth March 2012: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 travelling exhibition capturing moments of joy as well as sorrow inwards the lives of Alzheimer’s patients, opens this calendar week inwards London as well as challenges how nosotros sentiment this debilitating status as well as the people who endure from it.
The collection of moving photographs past times Professor Cathy Greenblat, titled LOVE, LOSS, AND LAUGHTER: SEEING ALZHEIMER’S DIFFERENTLY, is beingness held at North Cloisters Gallery, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1 6BT from fifth – 16th March to coincide amongst the 27th International Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI).
Endorsed past times ADI, the exhibition showcases powerful images depicting people amongst Alzheimer’s living meaningful lives at every phase of the disease: engaging amongst friends as well as loved ones; singing as well as playing musical instruments; preparing meals; getting dressed upwardly for a 24-hour interval on the town; interacting amongst pets; or only enjoying a serene instant of contemplation. The selected images were taken inwards homes, retention clinics, 24-hour interval programs, as well as residential centers inwards the United States, Canada, Japan, France, India, Monaco as well as the Dominican Republic. The exhibition is sponsored past times Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition, a healthcare partitioning of Danone.
doc Daisy Acosta, Chairperson of ADI comments:
“This exhibition demonstrates ADI’s vision of a ameliorate life for people amongst dementia as well as their caregivers today. Cathy Greenblat’s compelling photographs demonstrate that amongst the correct care, people amongst Alzheimer’s tin connect amongst others, as well as to their ain past times lives, at a far higher marking than is mostly assumed possible. These photographs volition brand a important contribution to raising awareness of Alzheimer’s affliction as well as hopefully de-stigmatise the agency people sentiment the condition.”
Cathy Greenblat, who lost her maternal grandparents as well as woman parent to Alzheimer’s, uses her evocative images to demonstrate that people amongst Alzheimer’s who are treated every bit whole human beings inwards positive environments tin even as well as thence plough over as well as have bully love, as well as part moments of hearty laughter. Central to her approach is the recognition that depression expectations of people living amongst Alzheimer’s oft brand their disabilities worse. This collection of hitting images establishes Professor Greenblat every bit both an accomplished creative individual as well as a powerful advocate for people amongst dementia.
Cathy Greenblat’s pioneering cross-cultural photographic projection (comprising to a greater extent than than 100 images) is too gathered inwards an of import novel mass amongst a moving foreword past times Princess Yasmin Aga Khan as well as commentaries from twoscore interntional contributors. Each picture is accompanied past times the photographer’s captions. Her text inwards the nine chapters of the mass is enriched past times thoughtful quotations from a diverseness of attention partners every bit good every bit people living amongst dementia that acquaint a wealth of practical upbeat data as well as advice. The mass volition go a companion to the exhibition that has been touring for the past times twelvemonth to prestigious venues inwards locations worldwide including Washington D.C., Toronto, Glasgow, Madrid, Salamanca as well as 10 cities inwards India. The exhibition volition adjacent go displayed at the World Health Organization Headquarters as well as The United Nations Building (Palais de Nations) inwards Geneva, Switzerland inwards Apr 2012.
The exhibition as well as mass are essential for everyone living amongst a diagnosis of dementia or caring for a friend, identify unit of measurement fellow member or customer amongst the condition. Professor Greenblat hopes her evocative photographs volition aid trim the fright as well as stigma that surround dementia, as well as demonstrate to those who attention for people living amongst Alzheimer’s how to ameliorate integrate dear as well as laughter into their daily routine.
For to a greater extent than data as well as to sentiment sample images, delight view www.lovelossandlaughter.com
More Insight as well as Advice from the
- How Alzheimer's Spreads Throughout the Brain
- Test Your Memory for Alzheimer's (5 Best Self Assessment Tests)
- What is Alzheimer's Disease?
- What is Dementia?
- What’s the Difference Between Alzheimer’s Disease as well as Dementia
- Communicating inwards Alzheimer's World
- How the Loss of Memory Works inwards Alzheimer’s Disease, as well as How Understanding This Could Help You
- Learning How to Communicate amongst Someone Suffering From Alzheimer's Disease
- Alzheimer's World -- Trying to Reconnect amongst Someone Suffering from Alzheimer's Disease
- Does the Combination of Aricept as well as Namenda Help Slow the Rate of Decline inwards Alzheimer's Patients
- Driving amongst Alzheimer's Can Mean Death
- About the
Original content Bob DeMarco, the