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About Blog Events Team Partners Protocal Minutes Search Results More Anonymous quotations about testing, taken from touring events and one to one conversations Clinician - “You collude with where they (individuals and family) want to be.” PLWD – “why repeat the tests so many times!?” PLWD – “I was there for 3 hours and I hated it.” Carer – “I didn’t feel listened to as part of the diagnostic process” Carer – “The carer is always right” Carer – “Just getting to the point of testing can be difficult - GP’s can be the enemy” Carer – “Forcing something makes you want to do it less.” Carer – “Services seem to only be provided when things are at their worst” PLWD – “I was told to stop driving out of the blue!” PLWD – “These days people are employed based of how they score rather than who they are” PLWD – “the MMSE is useless!” PLWD – “How do you measure distraction?” PLWD – “Everybody is different. Testing doesn’t seem to reflect this.” Health Expert – “Make sure you leave a little extra time, so things aren’t rushed.” Carer – “The test was done at our family home in relaxed surroundings. It made a difference.” Clinician – “…testing should be implicit and not explicit questions that tap into someone’s real-world difficulties while they are living their normal life.” Carer – “I very much remember the way it (testing) was carried out left a lasting impression on me… there was no talking-over but engagement. Afterwards they also engaged in conversation over what the results showed, and their time was our time.”

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About Blog Events Team Partners Protocal Minutes Search Results More Throughout the tour we'll be gathering an archive of learning about how testing affects people's lives whilst considering the ethics of these artistic practices. Any information included here should be considered ongoing and flexible. Please click the links below for further details: - Anonymous quotations about testing, taken from touring events and one to one conversations - Ethical questions for artistic engagement and research with people living with dementia - Field notes

FAQ What is Sandman Mattresses? Sandman Mattresses is an installation, sculptural exhibition and online mediation created by Teal Griffin and Charles Robert Harrison based (loosely) on mythology surrounding the Sandman. The installation takes the form of a mattress showroom & shopfront and is the culmination of conversations and collaborative making over the last two years. What is the background to this? The project has felt primarily like an excuse to work together as we felt there were interesting crossovers between our work. The initial idea started as an informal conversation on the front seat of the top deck of a double decker bus after getting lost and jumping on trampolines. We have been meeting, talking and working together on the project since then. What is Crappy Realism? Crappy Realism is a term first (or most recently) used by artist Rosa Doornenbal to describe a current tendency for artwork which is highly realistic and recognisable in form, but the construction uses crappy materials, techniques or effects. If you were a mattress, what mattress would you be? A bit old and tired. Sweat stained, but not to the extent of disgust. Pretty comforting at the end of the day. What's on offer at Sandman Mattresses? A range of things, from the world's most breathable pillow to a fully automated office. Sleep / Dream Advice The best (and worst) dreams always start with sleep. How can I purchase a mattress and / or other products? Please contact us with your enquiry Why is the shop located here? Partly because the space was available, but it does fit in quite well and the surroundings have certainly influences the design of the installation. Who is Sandman? What is the relationship to set design? Is Sandman Mattresses closing down? How is scale and repetition used in your process? How long will this go on for? How do you approach branding? What do I do if I'm unsatisfied with my experience?

Wet Paint on Wall 2017/18 Wet Paint signs are stuck to different walls and visited periodically to see how long they stay up. Previous Project Next Project

Testing Situations About Blog Events Team Partners Protocal Minutes Search Results More Testing Situations is a public engagement project that inhabits, adapts and reflects on cognitive testing methods and artistic experimentation. The purpose of these screenings, workshops and events is to explore how it feels to be tested, whilst also considering the possibilities for artistic and expressive activities as alternative routes for assessment and diagnosis. Testing Situations is funded by a Public Engagement Grant awarded by the Wellcome Trust. We are also working alongside the RDS Impact Study - a 5-year research project investigating the impact of Rare Dementia Support (RDS) group services for individuals living with, or affected by, rare dementias. Contributions made by participants in the project are anonymous, however there will be multiple forms of record produced: We will be collecting diversity and monitoring information in order to assess the impact of our events. These forms will be hugely helpful for evaluation of the project. We would like to document the events through photography. If you do not want to be included in this documentation, please talk to a member of the project team. We would like to record some conversations and discussions with an audio recorder. These recordings are made to help the project team evaluate the project. The recordings will not be made public although anonymous, transcribed quotations from participants may be used to communicate key learning outputs to the general public and funders. Participants in workshops will be asked to produce drawings and other creative outputs. These creative outputs will remain anonymous but may be presented as a whole to the general public in the form of exhibitions and public displays. If participants do not want their creative outputs to be displayed, please seal them in the envelope provided at the end of the session. Information, artistic outputs and data collected as part of the project will be securely stored and archived and may be used to develop further research in this area. Participants will be issued with a card containing a reference number and contact details for the project. You may withdraw your contributions at a later date by quoting this reference. Participants in these activities are not being assessed and there are no right or wrong answers. Participation is not mandatory, and you are free to withdraw from the activities at any time. The activities are being trialled and developed and we welcome feedback to improve the project. We want to critically engage with the experience of testing, but we also want to have fun, so rule-breaking and adaptation is encouraged!

Home About Natural Resources This series of projects is exploring documentation, skills development, ecology, public sculpture and creative community leadership, primarily based in South Lincolnshire. This section shows some initial evolutions in artistic practice around photography, slow making, performance and learning alongside plans for an artist residency & development programme which hopes to support rural creatives and communities. Photographic Studies, 2021-present Documentation of objects and places Gallery Walk, 2025 Artist residency and development programme (funding TBC) Sculpture / painting studies, 2020-present Clay-making, pottery, painting and sculpture. Pumping station mapping Work in progress Water testing, 2019 Water sample testing workshop for News Seasonal School Conditions for Ongoingness, 2018 Workshop documentation Back to Sculpture, Installation & Intervention On to Interdisciplinary Projects