Reflected Legacy
A$9,002
of $8,000 targetyrs ago
Successful on 29th May 2015 at 6:50AM.
The Reflected Legacy project will bring comfort, support and creativity to the Liverpool Palliative Care Ward.
It will transform a grey hospital ward with colour and conversation, and capture the life stories of people who are in the final stages of their lives, in beautiful visual artworks and sound recordings.
The Groundswell Project, a not-for-profit arts and health organisation leading the Australian conversation around death and dying, have been working with the staff at the Palliative Care ward in Liverpool Hospital to implement a new arts and health program. After months of planning and consultation, we are delighted to be working with Flutter Lyon to deliver the Reflected Legacy Project.
Australian artist Flutter Lyon will lead a residency program using her unique Ink-Pressing art form and the experience of her Pressing Sessions. Pressing Sessions invite a guest to sit with the artist and share their life stories of courage, freedom, joy, love and resilience. While they speak, Flutter applies ink lines and colours to fresh cotton paper, creating a stunning symmetrical 'life map' of the stories. An original artwork that becomes a visual biography; a record of legacy and life.
This powerful experience, when taken into the palliative care space, merges art and health in a whole new way. Providing a process and tangible outcome that connects the patients and their loved ones, inviting reflection and a way of understanding the beauty and meaning of their lives and relationships. This project breaks new ground in Australia and is the first of its kind in Liverpool Hospital. We are so passionate about bringing this program to the diverse, culturally rich community of Liverpool and greater Western Sydney.
PROJECT OUTCOMES: The Reflected Legacy Program, Exhibition & Book
1. Flutter Lyon will deliver her legacy and conversation Pressing Session experience in Liverpool Hospital palliative care ward with approximately 30 patients. This involves the artist, the patient and their family, sharing stories about the patient's life experiences whilst Flutter:
(a) creates an Ink-Pressing artwork as a visual record; and
(b) makes a sound recording.
The artwork and the sound recording are then given to the patient and their family as a gift of art and legacy.
2. Patients and families are invited to participate in a public exhibition. If they agree, patients' artworks plus a major artwork inspired by the stories Flutter witnesses during the residency will be held at Liverpool Hospital. Families, patients, staff and crowdfunding supporters are invited to the launch.
3. A book of artwork and excerpts from patients' stories is published. The book will encourage and empower readers to generate and capture their own legacy conversations by providing conversation starters, positive messages and insights into the death and dying process for Australians. The book will feature a foreword by internationally renowned palliative care advocate and author, Mollie Carlile AM.
Funding by Creative Partnerships Australia
Thanks to Creative Partnerships Australia’s MATCH program, every dollar you give to this campaign will be matched dollar for dollar, provided we reach our campaign target of $8,000.
You can select a reward or you can choose to make a tax deductible donation when you donate $2 or more.
Remember every dollar you donate to this campaign is being 'MATCH'ed. We value any donation big or small, however we would invite you to consider donations of $50 or more. We only need 50 people donate $100 and we will be over the half way mark.
It will transform a grey hospital ward with colour and conversation, and capture the life stories of people who are in the final stages of their lives, in beautiful visual artworks and sound recordings.
The Groundswell Project, a not-for-profit arts and health organisation leading the Australian conversation around death and dying, have been working with the staff at the Palliative Care ward in Liverpool Hospital to implement a new arts and health program. After months of planning and consultation, we are delighted to be working with Flutter Lyon to deliver the Reflected Legacy Project.
Australian artist Flutter Lyon will lead a residency program using her unique Ink-Pressing art form and the experience of her Pressing Sessions. Pressing Sessions invite a guest to sit with the artist and share their life stories of courage, freedom, joy, love and resilience. While they speak, Flutter applies ink lines and colours to fresh cotton paper, creating a stunning symmetrical 'life map' of the stories. An original artwork that becomes a visual biography; a record of legacy and life.
This powerful experience, when taken into the palliative care space, merges art and health in a whole new way. Providing a process and tangible outcome that connects the patients and their loved ones, inviting reflection and a way of understanding the beauty and meaning of their lives and relationships. This project breaks new ground in Australia and is the first of its kind in Liverpool Hospital. We are so passionate about bringing this program to the diverse, culturally rich community of Liverpool and greater Western Sydney.
PROJECT OUTCOMES: The Reflected Legacy Program, Exhibition & Book
1. Flutter Lyon will deliver her legacy and conversation Pressing Session experience in Liverpool Hospital palliative care ward with approximately 30 patients. This involves the artist, the patient and their family, sharing stories about the patient's life experiences whilst Flutter:
(a) creates an Ink-Pressing artwork as a visual record; and
(b) makes a sound recording.
The artwork and the sound recording are then given to the patient and their family as a gift of art and legacy.
2. Patients and families are invited to participate in a public exhibition. If they agree, patients' artworks plus a major artwork inspired by the stories Flutter witnesses during the residency will be held at Liverpool Hospital. Families, patients, staff and crowdfunding supporters are invited to the launch.
3. A book of artwork and excerpts from patients' stories is published. The book will encourage and empower readers to generate and capture their own legacy conversations by providing conversation starters, positive messages and insights into the death and dying process for Australians. The book will feature a foreword by internationally renowned palliative care advocate and author, Mollie Carlile AM.
Funding by Creative Partnerships Australia
Thanks to Creative Partnerships Australia’s MATCH program, every dollar you give to this campaign will be matched dollar for dollar, provided we reach our campaign target of $8,000.
You can select a reward or you can choose to make a tax deductible donation when you donate $2 or more.
Remember every dollar you donate to this campaign is being 'MATCH'ed. We value any donation big or small, however we would invite you to consider donations of $50 or more. We only need 50 people donate $100 and we will be over the half way mark.
Thank you to our collaborators and supporters
A huge thank you to he wonderful people who've helped make this project happen so far. We simply wouldn't be where we are with this big project if it wasn't for you.
Campaign video: Lee Blignaut
Campaign video faces: Mia De Villa, Christine Lancaster, Adele Perovic, Ben Vozzo
Additional footage: Matthew Thorne, ULT Film
Special thanks from Flutter Lyon to Baru Art, Claire Bornhoffen, Cassandra Toscano, Emma Lancaster, Alex Dowsing, everyone at The Common Room, Brooklyn Bagel, Sam Clift and Kate Wilson, Betty Richmond and everyone in the Richmond family, James Winter and Brand X, all the staff in the Palliative Care unit at Liverpool Hospital, Dyana Valentine, Cara O'Dowd, About my Brain Institute, Deb Morgan and Create or Die, Gunnedah Regional Gallery and the community of Gunnedah, Stella Nicodemou and everyone at Sunnyfield Disability Services, Felix Gomez and so many others who have been part of the Flutter Lyon journey so far. Your creative work, passion and intelligence is stunning and I am forever grateful to collaborate with you. Thank you.
Campaign video: Lee Blignaut
Campaign video faces: Mia De Villa, Christine Lancaster, Adele Perovic, Ben Vozzo
Additional footage: Matthew Thorne, ULT Film
Special thanks from Flutter Lyon to Baru Art, Claire Bornhoffen, Cassandra Toscano, Emma Lancaster, Alex Dowsing, everyone at The Common Room, Brooklyn Bagel, Sam Clift and Kate Wilson, Betty Richmond and everyone in the Richmond family, James Winter and Brand X, all the staff in the Palliative Care unit at Liverpool Hospital, Dyana Valentine, Cara O'Dowd, About my Brain Institute, Deb Morgan and Create or Die, Gunnedah Regional Gallery and the community of Gunnedah, Stella Nicodemou and everyone at Sunnyfield Disability Services, Felix Gomez and so many others who have been part of the Flutter Lyon journey so far. Your creative work, passion and intelligence is stunning and I am forever grateful to collaborate with you. Thank you.
How The Funds Will Be Used
Artist residency fees
Program facilitator fees
Program Pressing Sessions
Artwork materials - for the Pressing Sessions
Artwork frames - for the Session Ink-Pressing artworks
Book
Reflected Legacy book design costs
Reflected Legacy book printing
Exhibition
Reflected Legacy exhibition materials
Reflected Legacy exhibition marketing
Program facilitator fees
Program Pressing Sessions
Artwork materials - for the Pressing Sessions
Artwork frames - for the Session Ink-Pressing artworks
Book
Reflected Legacy book design costs
Reflected Legacy book printing
Exhibition
Reflected Legacy exhibition materials
Reflected Legacy exhibition marketing
The Challenges
We value creativity, self care and support.
To ensure the successful delivery of the project we have worked closely with Dr Jennifer Wiltshire, Director of the Palliative Care service and Nurse Unit Manager Sonya Green to ensure that professional support has been built around the activities of the residency.
Flutter Lyon will not be working alone she will have the benefit of support from a multidisciplinary team of health professionals. Patients and their families are our priority, and they will continue to have support from all of the team at Liverpool Hospital palliative care ward.
We will monitor outcomes and evaluate our work throughout the residency. This will help ensure our work with patients is aligned with our values and the policies and procedures of the healthcare setting at Liverpool Hospital.
To ensure the successful delivery of the project we have worked closely with Dr Jennifer Wiltshire, Director of the Palliative Care service and Nurse Unit Manager Sonya Green to ensure that professional support has been built around the activities of the residency.
Flutter Lyon will not be working alone she will have the benefit of support from a multidisciplinary team of health professionals. Patients and their families are our priority, and they will continue to have support from all of the team at Liverpool Hospital palliative care ward.
We will monitor outcomes and evaluate our work throughout the residency. This will help ensure our work with patients is aligned with our values and the policies and procedures of the healthcare setting at Liverpool Hospital.