How can the arts help us see the dementias differently?

Professor Sebastian Crutch and Dr Tony Woods provide an overview of why the arts enable us to see the dementias differently.

In this step you will learn about the value of the subjective experience, and why it is particularly important when working with people living with a dementia.

You will learn how the arts have the flexibility to tap into a person’s different strengths and weaknesses, and be encouraged to think about the difference between the biology of a diagnosis versus the lived experience of a diagnosis.

You will also hear about how the Created Out Mind project has been carrying out research that has focused on exploring the lived experience of dementia, which not only refers to the person living with the diagnosis, but also to their families and friends.

CREDITS We would like to thank the Dementia Research Centre and the individuals affected by dementia who have given consent for the supplementary footage to be used in this video. * ‘My view is always unusual’ decorated plate by John Fowler, produced during ‘Me Old China’ ceramic decoration workshop led by Charlie Murphy; photograph credit Ellie Hemsley/ Wellcome * ‘You Are My Voice’ cyanotype by Janet Horton, produced during experimental printing workshop led by Charlie Murphy for Dementia Awareness Week 2017; photograph credit Dominic Graham/ Wellcome *