£12.00
Catalyst. Positivity. Change. Big words for an A3 print – and exactly what is needed for an object with so much weight. Our first print holds the potential to catalyse true, positive change – should you be the one to step forward and purchase a copy to make this happen. All profits from sales will directly fund our work to rewrite the story of dementia, paving the way for a future society with the empathy and understanding required to support us all to live to our best.
Celebrating the catalysts for positive change who we are lucky enough to collaborate with each and every day, the Catalyst print draws its wording from our friends at Studio Birthplace – first met on the other side of the world, with values and beliefs aligned with our our own and our international outlook. Like so many of our community, we share a belief in the power of the arts and creative industries and the vital role we know they will play in working towards a better future for us all.
Encouraging small steps towards sparking positive change, the Catalyst print is locally printed via risograph – the ink that is used is soy-based, resin-free and without volatile solvents, allowing environmentally friendly printing which uses minimal electricity. The Catalyst print’s paper is Context Ivory, a recycled and FSC certified stock.
Each and every decision behind the creation of our first print has been made with positive change in mind. We bring this new object to you with a request for action – purchase your print today and be a catalyst for positive change.
1 in 2 of us will be directly affected by dementia in our lifetimes; it is currently the leading cause of death in the UK. In spite of this, the general public are largely unaware of the dementia journey and how this can look for an individual following diagnosis.
Many people with dementia feel their voice is taken from them and their true lived experience is rarely recognised or appreciated amidst a plethora of sensationalised headlines, medical jargon or scaremongering.
Within this landscape, we collaborate with people with dementia and, together, play with words to give voice to their experience. We then share these words across our print publications, online features, newsletters and events – centring lived experience and using this to increase empathy and understanding in wider society too often presented with a flattened, singular narrative of dementia focussed on incapacity, loss and inability. Our work redresses this, unlocking and showcasing what people with dementia can do before sharing this to rewrite the narrative by centring lived experience.
At this pressing time, please support this vital project by purchasing from our shop or becoming a boom saloon member, with our thanks.
