World Alzheimer's Day
21. September 2023
Exhibition of Farewell Sonata in Bremen Blumenthal
Gisela Mückley (85), the series' surviving protagonist, and myself talking about the series, our friendship
and her unexpected happiness with her new partner.
Oxford-based writer and photographer
Etain O'Carroll
about
Portrait of an Artist as an Old Man
Exhibition
Portrait of an Artist as an Old Man
Oxfordshire County Library ♿
(Also at JR Hospital exhibition space from 13 May 2023)
15 April 14.00: artist’s tour (drop-in);
13.00 - 15.45: Dementia Oxfordshire advisors available with information and advice;
26 April, 10.30 - 12.00 Dementia Cafe with Dementia Oxfordshire (drop-in)
Mirja Maria Thiel tells the life of Fritz Dressler (1937-2020), a professional photographer and university professor, who suffered from Alzheimer’s in the final years of his life. Photographed over more than two years, the black and white series is committed to the emotional reality of the charismatic protagonist, including images taken by Fritz himself. Supported by The Arts Society Oxford.
© Siân Davey, 'Alice and Paddy Blow Bubbles, 2022'
The French non-profit organization
Le Petit Frères des Pauvres
has published eight images from
All This Love and The Long Farewell!
Their annual report 2022 is about Intimacy & Sexuality of elderly people.
A deep report with qualitative and quantitative research. I was delighted to work with them.
Cover Photo by ©Amy Teel (@truth_honored)
"Wow - Worlds of Women" Exhibit/Trieste Photo Days 2022
with my image Lilly and Waltraud part II (All This Love) exhibited and four images of this series published in a book.
WOW: Worlds of Women is a collective photographic tribute to women.
A project with a heterogeneous style that focuses on women, the female figure, maternity, gender inequalities,
social struggles, non-compliant femininity , work, culture, art and all photographic works capable of launching
an original look on the life of women in the four corners of the world.
GEO Wissen
02/2022, S. 12-13, photo essay "Nila and Engelbert from All This Love".
Many thanks to photo editor Katrin Trautner from GEO and
- for the interview with Nila -
to writer Diana Laarz.
was invited
to be a contribution to the
European Journal of Life Writing!
An interdisciplinary open access journal that provides a forum for work
in the field of all forms of life narratives,
with contributions ranging from conceptual to practical and creative work.