Artistic work
Arbitrary Memories I
is dedicated to Igor Lintz-Maués, a very dear friend of mine, who unfortunately has Parkinson's disease and Parkinson's dementia. Cut into the film are pictures of happiness defined by himself, which his wife Elke has graciously made available to me.
Artist: Ruth Mateus-Berr
The artist works with methods called subliminal messages, which are visual or auditory stimuli that the conscious mind cannot perceive, often inserted into other media such as TV commercials or songs. This kind of messaging can be used to strengthen or heighten the persuasiveness of advertisements, or to convey an altogether different message entirely. However, these messages can also positively influence people's minds and memories, if they evoke memories that touch people positively. Of course, this can be a very subjective and individual approach, since different memories are essential for moments of happiness.
True subliminal messages cannot be observed or discovered by the conscious mind, even if you’re actively looking for them. This is because stimuli to which we respond every day – the things we see and hear around us – are above the threshold of conscious perception, unlike subliminal messages, which are below this threshold. (https://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2017/10/24/subliminal-advertising)
Artist: Ruth Mateus-Berr, credits: Demedarts
Arbitrary Memories II
This film was made on the basis of the kind invitation by Elisabeth Bakambamba Tambwe to the Salon Souterrain, which was about aging. Here a collaboration with Cédrick Tshimbalanga from Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was born. He too interviewed an elderly man suffering from dementia, and Ruth Mateus-Berr created the film from this.
Artist: Ruth Mateus-Berr
Artist: Ruth Mateus-Berr, credits: Demedarts
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Arts & Dementia
Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Edited by: Ruth Mateus-Berr and L. Vanessa Gruber
In the row Edition Applied
Published by De Gruyter 2021
https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110720556/html
walkers


Design: Ruth Mateus-Berr & Pia Scharler, photographer: Max Kropitz


Design: Ruth Mateus-Berr & Pia Scharler, photographer: Max Kropitz


Design: Ruth Mateus-Berr & Pia Scharler, photographer: Max Kropitz


NV23




Design: Pia Scharler, photographer: Max Kropitz
Creativity Broom


Design: Pia Scharler, photographer: Max Kropitz
Preserved Stories




Workshop: Lisa Kielmeier, photographer: Max Kropitz
Graphic Novel: Preserved Stories


Artist: Lisa Kielmeier, scan: Lisa Kielmeier
Gestures of empathy




Design: Christina Carli, credits: Demedarts
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Artist: Ruth Mateus-Berr, credits: Demedarts
The score of the stairs




