Gwen Stevenson: The Heart of Living & Dying
The use of art has an important role in transforming capacity to cope with bereavement and open up a healthier public conversation about death. Since 2017, I have been Artist Witness to a series of events called ‘The Heart of Living & Dying’, run by Southern Health & Social Care Trust, North. Ireland. These events offer the general public an opportunity to engage in Advance Care Planning conversation. I listen to the heart of what is being said and reflect what I hear in a piece of visual art sent to participants as a keepsake of the experience and a prompt to revisit the conversation with others.
