This week George Mogg, Karen Taylor and I completed the evaluation of the Breathe Project for Arts Council England, our main sponsor of the programme.
This process has been a wonderful opportunity to review how much we achieved with the programme and the rewarding nature of the work with RBandH staff and patients- I'll never forget the experience or forget the passion with which people engaged with all aspects of the project. I'm taking this opportunity to show some of the images of the 2 events which took place during the exhibition at the Royal Brompton Hospital.
It seems opportune to once again thank ACE and the RBandH charity for their support of this project as well as all of the suppliers who have supported us in kind, especially Bespoke Framing, Inplas and Bodenpress. A massive thank you to Jason Tinsley for another exciting collaborative animation and to Joanna Foster and Katie Rose Window and Rebecca Tanner for their energy and talented input into making the project collaborations so successful. A personal heart felt thanks to the generosity of the patients and staff but also to the incredible project team of curator George Mogg and Karen Taylor and Annabelle Bond from rbandharts whose commitment and dedication to this project has been immense!
It also seems a great opportunity to post some of the feedback from participants in the programme:
“Excellent project, very
enjoyable and fun.”
“Something to work
towards, Wonderful co-operation between arts team, teachers and choir. A very
special event.”
“Very enjoyable. It also
exercises the main cells. Gave me confidence in singing without reading from a
sheet.”
“It was very enjoyable
to take part in this project.”
“Unbelievably beneficial
and enjoyable.”
“Good fun.”
“I am making good
progress and better breathing”
“The cells working.
Makes me very happy.”
“Gave me a lift”
“Definitely enhances
quality of life.”
“I used to think art was
a luxury, now I think it is a necessity.”
“With a bit of
imagination one can make art from everything.”
“Now I notice when and
how my breathing affects my well-being.”
“If one concentrates on
one's breath, one regulates it.”
“Quality of life
improves”
“It’s amazing, I can’t get over it,
it’s incredible.”
“Jayne invited us to participate in the Breathe project which sounded brilliant.
On 12th August the singing group explored the dynamics of
breath with light on sensitised
film. I was very focused on the experience of "The Dark Tent"
making some sounds and breath. I am quite sure this project by Jayne and
her colleagues will be of great importance to the wider community in the near
future.”
Thanks to Annabelle Bond for the images in this post.
