I approached the care home where my grandmother lives with the question if I could come and photography the patients. This is the exchange of email I had with the staff that unfortunately could not let me come and photograph.
My name is Elin Karlsson and I'ma photographer, and grandchild of xx living in Lillekärrs retirement home. 3 months ago I started taking portraits of my grandmother. I am interested in the relationship between dementia and memory in presence of memory in photographs and portraits. And I am collecting photographs out of my grandmother that I myself may have as memories of the days she is not with us anymore.
I would now like to photography more dementia patients I understand that this needs approval from the patient, relatives and staff. I wonder if you and the staff would give consent to this on Lillekärrs nursing home and if you do so, could suggest how I could get in contact with potential patients and their families?
I have the intention to create a collection of beautiful portraits in which the model is depicted with respect and integrity.
Her reply was unfortunately that this could not take place as many of the patients did not have relatives and were too ill to give their consent. Perhaps the location is wrong as they have psychotherapy patients as well as dementia patients.
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