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Dementia is a term that encompasses a wide range of symptoms. In Europe alone about 10 million people live with dementia. Where health policy and medical approaches reach their limits, art and design strategies can open up new perspectives for people living with dementia - in terms of their abilities…

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Shaun McNiff

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Ruth-Mateus-Berr at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and her team of colleagues demonstrate the interface between art-based research and social transformation.

With the support of the Austrian Science Fund, they are conducting an ongoing project furthering social empathy for people living with dementia and improving their lives through art created in community. The research offers what Mateus-Berr calls artistic “portrayals” and “interpretations” of the dementia experience, in various art forms including digital media, with the goal of learning about the condition and changing perceptions of it.

The project catalogue documenting the ongoing research, which has been continuously presented in…

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