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, from neuroscientists
complexities of
lity.
We share and build
k we remember, or
w it is built on

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ugh these spaces.

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ling events and
s. We could be
miniscing school
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aunts, or
king about tough
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nt ways through
can recall and talk
d these are

generally categorised under the
umbrella term ‘reminiscence work’.
The work allows one to recall and
validate one’s experiences, usually
in the presence of others, and
encourages a general sense of
well-being.
Some forms of the arts also fall
under this work. Reminiscence
Theatre, for example, enables the
sharing of memories by not only
talking about them but by their
dramatisation and performance.
While the performance at the end
may be performed by professional

actors in some projects, the elderly
contribute their memories and
participate in the curatorial
and creative process.