So on Monday evening I was interviewed about my exhibition in Warrington, Matter of Identity. It was interesting be asked how I began, what I learnt and why anyone might get something from seeing the work.
However the most interesting question was about fear. Was I worried/ frightened of working alongside people with end stage dementias? The short answer is why would I be frightened?
It is shocking to think that because people behave differently or because we cannot understand the language that they use that they are then some sort of threat.
If we consider that small children often behave differently and can be verbally challenging, what is our reaction?
Is the difference that adults are physically more powerful than children?
or perhaps it is that small children are more interesting, evoke our curiousity, care and pride?
You can listen to the interview here from 16.30 minutes into the programme
Pip Woolf 