Hicks, Ben, Carroll, Denise, Shanker, Shanti and El-Zeind, Angela (2019) ‘Well I’m still the Diva!’ Enabling people with dementia to express their identity through graffiti arts: innovative practice. Dementia, 18 (2). pp. 814-820. ISSN 1471-3012

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Abstract

This article reports on a pilot study that investigated the use of graffiti arts as a medium for promoting self-expression in people with dementia. Two people with dementia attended a series of workshops with a graffiti artist where they explored their feelings of changing identity following their dementia diagnoses. As part of the workshops, they were encouraged to develop a personal ‘tag’ or signature to portray their sense of identity and a piece of street art to express ‘their message’. These completed artworks were displayed in a public space in Bournemouth, UK.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	dementia, graffiti art, identity, self, Anthropology, Cultural, Art, Art Therapy, Creativity, Dementia, Female, Humans, Pilot Projects, Self Concept, Social Identification
Schools and Departments:	Brighton and Sussex Medical School > Neuroscience
SWORD Depositor:	Mx Elements Account
Depositing User:	Mx Elements Account
Date Deposited:	14 Feb 2023 10:23
Last Modified:	14 Feb 2023 10:23
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/110689

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