"Kiss me and you will see how important I am."
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
The Kiss
The Kiss is a collection of portraits of people living with dementia kissing someone they love. Developed for The Museum of Love, the collection recognises the kiss as a powerful expression of love, affection, respect, friendship and human connection. The kiss can be romantic, intimate, friendly or plutonic. It is a statement of love that can help us to feel connected and valued.
The portraits guide us to an understanding of people living with dementia as fully human, capable of giving and receiving love. They shift our focus from diseased brain to heart – or - from ‘behaviour’ to full citizenship.
The portraits guide us to an understanding of people living with dementia as fully human, capable of giving and receiving love. They shift our focus from diseased brain to heart – or - from ‘behaviour’ to full citizenship.
Facilitator's Kit
A project Facilitator Kit is available for service providers and community groups interested in hosting The Kiss. Read more about the Kit here or sign up on our Thinkific platform here. The Kiss has particular significance on Valentine's Day, but is a powerful activity any day of the year.
Valentine's Day
Every Valentine's Day we invite people living with dementia, community members and service providers to share a photograph of themselves kissing a person they love who is living with dementia. Check out the photos from the Valentine's Day campaigns below and follow the following steps to participate:
- ♥️ Share a photograph kissing someone you love who is living with dementia
- ♥️ Tell us who that person is (parent, friend, sibling, partner, grandparent .....)
- ♥️ Tell us what you love about them and email a copy to [email protected]
- ♥️ Share on social media with the hashtag #TheKiss
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Projects
Check out the beautiful images from The Kiss, Ballarat by photographer Lisa White below (more pics coming soon) and reports from The Kiss in Geelong and Perth.
- Australian Multicultural Community Services, Geelong project report here
- The Kiss, Perth (part of LoveFest) here
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More information
The Kiss collection is part of The Museum of Love, an initiative of Celebrate Ageing Ltd. If you would like more information about the collection, please contact us using the details below.
