In this exquisite building we sing
This film is for David Hume Harrowes. It is based around a selection of his words. In this exquisite building we sing: To play this short film please click here … Continue reading In this exquisite building we sing
Tag: Mavisbank
May it be granted the older you are
On the 26th of April 2016 I attended the Cross Party Group on Mental Health and Older People, Age and Ageing, held at the Scottish Parliament. The following is an … Continue reading May it be granted the older you are
“Toad of Toad Hall”
This is a story of one man, Archibald Campbell Brown Stevenson. A man who preferred to be known as the “Toad of Toad Hall“. In this film, an old friend … Continue reading “Toad of Toad Hall”
Art with a social conscience
Time passes. Listen. The “Ageing Stone” is a plain block of stone. The words inscribed upon it are very old.
The contributions of those “retired” often prove invaluable
BMJ submission by Dr Peter J Gordon. 2nd September 2015 Yesterday I was at a consultation event held by Healthcare Improvement Scotland which sought wider views on a proposed national … Continue reading The contributions of those “retired” often prove invaluable
“Fine in every last detail”
Mavisbank House has survived against all the odds. Today its future remains in doubt. Peter’s short films about Mavisbank House [please click on each image to play a different film] … Continue reading “Fine in every last detail”
Mavisbank: “On Esca’s Flow’ry Bank”
This is the talk I gave to the Civic Trust Conference on the 29th October 2014. The Conference was entitled “FEELING GOOD: Wellbeing & the built Environment”. The Civic Trust … Continue reading Mavisbank: “On Esca’s Flow’ry Bank”
The Ageing Stone
This sculpture is by Dr Peter J. Gordon. It is a contribution artworks for DSMworks: The Ageing Stone represents more than just DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of ‘294.1x Dementia of an Alzheimer’s … Continue reading The Ageing Stone