Category: dementia

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aesthetics choice dementia identity preferences

Exploring how design can support expression of everyday aesthetic preferences in dementia

My research is exploring how design can support the expression of everyday personal aesthetic preferences  in dementia: 

  • How much do visual aesthetic preferences reflect a sense of identity?  
  • Can an understanding of our aesthetic preferences help us to collaborate in the curation of our personal space as dementia progresses ?
  • Using practice based design methodologies: everyday objects, colour choice and personal space as critical artefacts  to explore expression of everyday aesthetic preferences
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dementia perception vision

recognising objects

Sometimes people living with dementia have difficulty recognising every day objects. This is not related to sight loss. They may have no issues with visual acuity when their sight is tested. In The Mind’s Eye , Oliver Sacks desccribes  the impact of this form of agnosia, associated with post cortical atrophy that affects some people with dementia. These images are from a film Do I see what you see co created from accounts of people living with dementia by Created out of mind

give us some idea of living with this condition what this might be like