The Grampians Regional Palliative Care Team commissioned a set of interviews and photographic portraits of people in the Grampians region who cared for a family member receiving palliative care at home.
Photographed while talking openly about their parents, partners, siblings and children, the ten participants reveal what it’s like to hear that there is nothing more the medical community can do for a member of their family. They discuss the impact that had on their family member in palliative care, and on themselves.
This set of ten photographic portraits with text reveals some of the joys as well as some of the challenges of caring for someone you love who is receiving palliative care. It also reveals how the participants deal with death, and with grief. They share the benefits and difficulties of looking after their family members at home, and acknowledge how the experience has changed them.
Exhibition
Ararat Regional Art Gallery
1st November to 5th December
10am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday
12pm – 4pm Saturday, Sunday and public holidays.
The public launch will be on Wednesday November 9th at 2pm.
Ararat Regional Art Gallery website
This project was commissioned by the Grampians Regional Palliative Care Team, and funded by the Grampians Region Palliative Care Consortium.
Grampians Regional Palliative Care Team
Grampians Region Palliative Care Consortium
Media
WIN News TV segment
2016
Posted
Tags: palliative care, portrait photography
Categories: Exhibitions