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Art in Site commissioned local textile designer Alison Moger.
In the later stages, Alzheimer’s and dementia can lead to heightened sensory attraction to texture and colour.
Drawing on traditional domestic textile design, Moger produced over 50 pieces of embroidery, featuring illustrations of imagined scenes from the surrounding countryside.
A team of skilled local volunteers from the Embroidery Guild lent a helping hand, assisting Moger to produce the full batch of textiles.
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A moving image piece sits alongside Moger’s work. The Calm Film was part of a series of films made by Art in Site’s Martin Jones in the early 2010s.
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"We have been using [the Calm Films] with some of our residents who are not able to participate in general group activities. We found that when they are sitting near to the TV and the DVD’s are played... their moods lift. The resident who barely speaks will interact, reminiscence and eat when a DVD is on. The second resident will say “I was just standing on that cliff this morning and walking on the beach”, she believes she is still living by the sea.”
Head Nurse, Cefn Coed Hospital, Swansea
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Alison also produced a series of leaf shapes, playing with colours and textures, which were integrated across windows and doors.
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“30% fewer drugs administered... patients are sleeping better.”
Internal Evaluation, Ysbryd y Coed, Cefn Coed Hospital
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Moger’s work assists navigation and orientation (for example, as totems on doors). Our use of picture-based wayfinding has proved helpful to the user-group, given the loss of written language comprehension in many people with Alzheimer’s.
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Project Information
Date
2010
Sector
Healthcare
Service
Older Person’s Care Unit
Client
AMB Healthboard, Wales
Architect
Artists
Alison Moger
Team
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