The Orchard View

This residency commission from NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, with support from creative consultants Wide Open, was to research and produce five large-scale photographic artworks to be permanently installed within the new Inverclyde Mental Health Continuing Care Facility in Greenock. Orchard View gives 24-hour care to people suffering sever mental illnesses, with particular focus on dementia.

During the six-month project I captured various activities and recognisable local landmarks, manipulating them into bright and colourful images in order to conjure positive thoughts and memories from early to mid-life, trigger conversations, and connect the permanent residents to the outside world, the local community, and their past.