May 6, 2011 by Jude Leavy
Came across this project when someone tweeted about it recently: the Look At Me! project. Based at the Department of Sociological Studies at The University of Sheffield, it aims to harness the power of the creative arts to transform the way society views older women.
This project uses a variety of visual methods to enable older women in Sheffield to represent their own experiences of ageing.
Useful? Interesting? Any thoughts?
Anthea McTeirnan
Croí na Duibhlinn
Aoife Barry
Aoife McLysaght
Arlene Hunt
Attracta McCarthy-McKenna
clairehennessy
Ann Cronin
Amanda Brown
Eleanor Fitzsimons
Edel Coffey
Anna Carey
Lauren Murphy
Jennie Ridyard
Jude Leavy
Hazel Katherine Larkin
Léan Ní Chuilleanáin
Leigh
Lisa McInerney
Laura Slattery
Maman Poulet
Megan McGurk
Clare Kleinedler
Molly
Rosita Boland
Catherine Crichton
Sinéad Gleeson
sarahefranklin
siobhandowling
Susan Daly
theantiroom
Nuala Ní Chonchúir
Haven’t you heard, women aren’t supposed to age! Only men, where age never matters to career or ability to get laid, bear sprogs or build whole cities of porn. Hate those anti-wrinkle cream ads for women as well, and we have the cheek to laugh at medieval folk buying [and believing in] Indulgences to get to heaven quicker. Good topic for an expo though.