Cork Haiku-Shelter - Compassionate Culture Network 2021/22
Channel: Irish Hospice
Date: 2022-06-14

Together with their groups, Arts for Health artist Tess Leak and printmaker Mary Callaghan collectively explored loss through the creation of haiku-inspired poetry, drawing, and printmaking. On winter walks in between sessions, they collected ‘haiku objects’ as starting points for drawings and conversations. Participant feedback informs the impact was profound, reflected in the commitment to attend, the outcome of the creative work, and as discussed in this short film.

Participant Quote:
“It was like a nest. You came in and you just sat down and you listened to people’s stories. And then you say, sure my story is something similar you know. But you don’t think everyone else is grieving. But it gave me time to grieve, and I probably said things here, I’ve never said in my life.”

More: https://hospicefoundation.ie/our-supports-services/ihf-in-the-community/arts-and-creativity/compassionate-culture-network/cork-compassionate-culture-network/